TALES FROM THE CRITERION CRYPT
Oct 30, 2009In the spirit of the season, we asked a select coven of horror mavens (including a couple of our own) to write about their favorite Criterion scarefests. 445...
Synopsis
Margot Kidder is Danielle, a beautiful model separated from her Siamese twin, Dominique. When a hotshot reporter (Jennifer Salt) suspects Dominique of a brutal murder, she becomes dangerously ensnared in the sisters’ insidious sibling bond. A scary and stylish paean to female destructiveness, De Palma’s first foray into horror voyeurism is a stunning amalgam of split-screen effects, bloody birthday cakes, and a chilling score by frequent Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann. Criterion is proud to present Sisters in a new Special Edition.
Cast
| Danielle Breton | Margot Kidder |
| Grace Collier | Jennifer Salt |
| Joseph Larch | Charles Durning |
| Emil Breton | Bill Finley |
| Phillip Woode | Lisle Wilson |
| Mr. McLennen | Barnard Hughes |
Credits
| Director | Brian De Palma |
| Producer | Edward R. Pressman |
| Screenplay | Brian De Palma and Louisa Rose |
| Editing | Paul Hirsch |
| Cinematography | Gregory Sandor |
| Music | Bernard Herrmann |
| Production Design | Gary Weist |
| Titles | Richard Hess |
| Title sequence filmed by | Lennart Nilsson |
| Documentary | Jay Cocks |
Disc Features
- New widescreen digital transfer, enhanced for 16×9 televisions with restored picture and sound
- Director Brian De Palma’s 1973 Village Voice essay “Murder by Moog: Scoring the Chill,” on working with composer Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Citizen Kane)
- A 1973 print interview with De Palma on the making of Sisters
- “Rare Study of Siamese Twins in Soviet,” the 1966 Life magazine article that inspired De Palma
- Excerpts from the original press book, including ads and exploitation
- Hundreds of production, publicity, and behind-the-scenes stills
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
From the Current
Sisters
by Oct 2, 2000The most important of Brian De Palma’s earlier features, Greetings (1968) and Hi, Mom! (1970), resist the commodification of entertainment while charting the development of Jon Rubin (Robert De Niro) from voyeur to filmmaker to urban guerilla. If pictures like Mission
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