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01 February 2026

Radiance Films stokes its LIBIDO (review)

Returning to the seaside villa where as a child he witnessed his father kill his mistress, Christian is on the verge of coming into his inheritance when his sanity is tested by bumps in the night and a few dead bodies in this Gothic/giallo hybrid directed by prolific genre screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi starring a young, then-unknown Giancarlo Giannini.

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (U.K.) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

LIBIDO Blu-ray specs:

  • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
  • English and Italian LPCM 1.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH and English Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by film historian Samm Deighan
  • Interview with co-screenwriter/co-director Ernesto Gastaldi
  • Interview with Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer
  • English Export Trailer
  • Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista and artwork based on original posters by Renato Casaro.
    Limited edition of 3,000 copies, presented in full height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, and a booklet featuring new interviews with star Dominique Bosquero and script supervisor Patrizia Zulini. 

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