May has restored and rereleased many genre classics, fromThe Texas Chain Saw MassacretoA Nightmare on Elm Street.
We were just discussing what was available.
You know, Anything else?
Any Italian movies or anything like that?
We can check for you.
Sure enough, a few days later we ended up landingSuspiria.
It was amazing for that to fall into our lap.
Mays amazement turned to horror when he saw the condition of the movies materials.
The negative was in such poor shape, he says.
I mean,very clearfingerprints, which were incredibly frustrating.
You know, nobody wants to watchSuspiriawith fingerprints!
My first vivid vivid memory of seeingSuspiriawas on laser disc, back in the day, he says.
I thought it was amazing.
Itwasa work of art.
Every frame, every scene ofSuspiriais almost like a painting.
Since then, Ive always been fascinated bySuspiria.
Because it affected me so much.
Luciano knewexactlyhow the movie was supposed to look, even 40 years later, says May.
He had very exacting specifications and notes for specific scenes.
His memory of the film was incredibly vivid.
The restoration process took much longer than May had initially anticipated.
We actually spent just about one year digitally restoringSuspiriain Poland, he says.
And the fellow that did the restoration is now working in Los Angeles.
So, he went from Poland to Los Angeles in the time it took us to getSuspiriafinished!
Work on the restoration finally ended earlier this year.
The color and the sound are better than ever.
I had never been more proud my own work.
It was like, Oh my god, I actually did this!
This is crazy!'
The Goblin soundtrack is incredible in four-channel surround.
The soundtrack is overwhelming.
At one screening I attended recently somebody said, Well, Im deaf now, but that was awesome!
I was, like, Great!
I did my job!
you might now pre-order the steelbook version of the restoredSuspiriaat the Synapse Films website.
