{"product_id":"dead-mountaineers-hotel-4k-uhd-blu-ray-4k-ultra-hd","title":"Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) PREORDER","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEstonian director Grigori Kromanov's dazzling, paranoid mixture of locked-room mystery, 1970s Euro giallo, classic noir whodunit, and alien sci-fi\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003eDEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL ('HUKKUNUD ALPINISTI' HOTEL) - 1979, Tallinnfilm, 84 min.  'I was on call to drive to a mountain hotel.  The hotel's name was The Dead Mountaineer,' says police inspector Peter Glebsky (Uldis Pūcītis) at the beginning of Estonian director Grigori Kromanov's dazzling, paranoid mixture of locked-room mystery, 1970s Euro giallo, classic noir whodunit, and (unbelievably) alien sci-fi ala THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH.  Based on a novel by famed Soviet authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (STALKER, HARD TO BE A GOD), the hall-of-mirrors plot follows Glebsky as he's trapped by avalanche in the ski lodge with a rogues' gallery of weird suspects:  tubercular gangster Hinckus (Mikk Mikiver), creepy hotel owner Snewahr (Jüri Järvet, KING LEAR), a wall-climbing physicist (Lembit Peterson), a louche, wig-wearing beauty out of a Bryan Ferry song (Irena Kriauzaite) - oh, and the Dead Mountaineer's faithful St. Bernard.  The interior of the hotel (brilliantly art directed by Tõnu Virve and Priit Vaher, and photographed by Jüri Sillart) is straight out of a Dario Argento or Sergio Martino thriller:  all chrome-and-marble with Space Age modern designs, drenched in champagne and feather boas.  Featuring a stellar electronica \/ prog score by composer Sven Grünberg, the film combines an eerie THE SHINING-like mountain locale with speculative sci-fi straight out of Chariots of the Gods.  'This is the end of the road.  The only way is back,' as the hotel owner cryptically smiles.  Newly restored in 4K by Deaf Crocodile in collaboration with the Estonian Film Institute and Film Archive.  In Estonian with English subtitles.\u003c\/p\u003e         \u003ch2\u003eMedia\u003c\/h2\u003e         \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dtGpRanXIp0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWatch trailer »\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003ch2\u003eBonus Materials\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K restoration from new 4K interpositive scan by Craig Rogers and Michael Coronado for Deaf Crocodile and color grade by Tyler Fagerstrom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst-ever Worldwide 4K UHD + Blu-ray release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew commentary by film historian Michael Brooke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Snow Job: A Routine Investigation in Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel” - new visual essay by Ryan Verrill \u0026amp; Dr. Will Dodson of Someone’s Favorite Prod.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcerpt from the documentary BONUS TRACK (2016, dir. Riho Vastrik) on composer Sven Grünberg and his score for the film (13 min.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage “Making of DEAD MOUNTAINEER’S HOTEL” featurette created by Estonian Public TV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage Soviet Estonian newsreel footage on the making of the film (2 min.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew artwork by Beth Morris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCast \u0026amp; Crew\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e      Uldis Pūcītis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e      Mikk Mikiver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e      Jüri Järvet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e      Irena Kriauzaite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirector:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grigori Kromanov\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deaf Crocodile\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mystery\/Thriller\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Estonian  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84 mins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1       \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 06\/09\/26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 850066568651\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"DEAFCROC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47438148829414,"sku":"DC-053CD","price":32.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1776\/5371\/files\/DC-053CD_5aa118c1-6b12-4bd4-8ff9-aa8bdf84f192.jpg?v=1778681685","url":"https:\/\/roninflix.com\/products\/dead-mountaineers-hotel-4k-uhd-blu-ray-4k-ultra-hd","provider":"Ronin Flix","version":"1.0","type":"link"}