My first copy of 'Nekromantik' was in black and white. Not an artistic choice; it was a twelfth generation VHS bootleg. This was just post the Video Nasties era...I was expecting the local constabulary to come banging on my door as even possessing this film at that time was punishable by death. Or worse...the film could be confiscated! Well, I'd probably get a fine, but this was one of the big two that it actually felt like a crime to possess ('Cannibal Holocaust' being the other). Were they films? Were they real? Documentaries or dramas? 'Nekromantik' looked like the genuine thing on video with it's colours desaturated, grainy and bleak. Was this the document of actual crimes that would make Norman Bates blush? No. It was just young filmmakers doing the best that they could with limited money and resources. Which I can happily report shows even today. Cleaned up, remastered, colour-timed correctly...all four films look spectacular and betray their low/no budget roots. And Arrow assure me the chances of facing capital punishment for possession their luxuriant boxset nowadays is absolutely minimal. Unlike the extras! Of which there are many. It's always baffled me why Jorg never went on to much bigger projects. What he puts onscreen with a fistful of Deutsch marks is phenomenal. Well done to all involved, this is a blueprint of how a filmmakers work should be presented and preserved.

Beautiful release. The book is very well put together and the discs stay firmly in place. When I heard that this will be released, I immediately updated from the previous Love & Death collection. 

Beautiful release of Buttgereit's feature films. Comes with a huge selection of extra features including shorts and an alternate Nekromantik 2 cut. The included book is just awesome!

My first copy of 'Nekromantik' was in black and white. Not an artistic choice; it was a twelfth generation VHS bootleg. This was just post the Video Nasties era...I was expecting the local constabulary to come banging on my door as even possessing this film at that time was punishable by death. Or worse...the film could be confiscated! Well, I'd probably get a fine, but this was one of the big two that it actually felt like a crime to possess ('Cannibal Holocaust' being the other). Were they films? Were they real? Documentaries or dramas? 'Nekromantik' looked like the genuine thing on video with it's colours desaturated, grainy and bleak. Was this the document of actual crimes that would make Norman Bates blush? No. It was just young filmmakers doing the best that they could with limited money and resources. Which I can happily report shows even today. Cleaned up, remastered, colour-timed correctly...all four films look spectacular and betray their low/no budget roots. The extras are many, including the documentary 'Corpse F*cking Art', which has always been absent from many JB releases. It's always baffled me why Jorg never went on to much bigger projects. What he puts onscreen with a fistful of Deutsch marks is phenomenal. Well done to all involved, this is a blueprint of how a filmmakers work should be presented and preserved.