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#176 Post by dwk » Wed Dec 30, 2020 11:17 pm

MM announced another 2021 title:
Femina Ridens (aka The Laughing Woman aka The Frightened Woman)

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#177 Post by Adam X » Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:13 am

Mondo Macabro wrote:We also have our first ever trailer collection coming soon, and our first ever compilation of short films. There's a giallo in the mix, more Spanish weirdness that you can possibly dream of, a long awaited Jess Franco classic, and some surprising DVD upgrades in the works. And we're hard at work trying to sign even more films! We are dead set on increasing our production in 2021 so hold tight and save those pennies
Mondo have been going from strength to strength these past few years. I’m guessing the direct sales from their limited editions has really been helping. Happy to see one of the most consistently interesting labels around doing so well.

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#178 Post by Adam X » Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:54 am

Paul Naschy's Howl of the Devil & Jorge Grau's Hunting Ground LE's go up for sale at 9am Pacific Time today.

Unfortunately it looks like Rick Melton's still being allowed to do cover art. I kind of like his art's style, but the content...
But that's where reversible covers are useful.

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#179 Post by L.A. » Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:27 pm

Coming soon to 4K UHD from both LE CHAT QUI FUME in France and Mondo Macabro in the US!

MM’s 1st 4K confirmed by Pete Tombs!

Max Pécas's masterpiece, “BRIGADE OF DEATH”(1985)

“In partnership with our friends at Mondo Macabro, “Brigade of Death” (1985) will soon be restored in 4K from the original negative and will be released in BLURAY and UHD! Yes Max Pécas in UHD!
A big thank you to GAUMONT for their trust!
Long live the operating cinema. Long live France. Long live Max Pecas.”

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#180 Post by L.A. » Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:02 pm

It's been revealed elsewhere on FB that we are partnering with our friends at La Chat Qui Fume to bring this ultra sleazy bit of French exploitation to Blu-ray later this year. We can confirm that we are indeed working on it!

But a few things - we are NOT doing this on 4K UHD, sorry. We do have plans for that format but this is not the film for us to experiment with it. We understand that La Chat ARE doing it, but the economics of how they do releases is quite a bit different to how it works for us.

Also, our release will be the only English friendly one.

Expect this out late 2021 or early 2022.

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#181 Post by Adam X » Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:35 pm

Wish I’d not just bought the German BD. Ah well, though based on comments below that post, it looks that release wasn’t too great anyway. At least it was cheap?

And yeah, I can’t see this film being the best way to trial UHD for Mondo, at all. Naturally, Mondo are getting blamed for Le Chat Qui Fume’s UHD not having english subtitles ](*,)

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#182 Post by L.A. » Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:45 pm


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#183 Post by Adam X » Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:48 am

Already announced by Third Window for the UK, Mondo have Tsukamoto’s Hiruko the Goblin coming later this year.
Out of circulation Stateside since its 2005 Fangoria International / Media Blasters DVD, Nikkatsu have given the film a fresh 2K restoration for its 30th anniversary, recently premiering at the Cannes film market alongside a homeland theatrical re-release. Mondo Macabro will be utilizing this remaster, and their upcoming Blu-Ray will also feature a new interview with the director, a commentary from Tsukamoto authority and author Tom Mes, some vintage behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more to be announced. Expect additional details from the company in the coming months; the current plan is for the Limited Edition to be available this October during their annual Halloween sale.

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#184 Post by L.A. » Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:40 pm

Also announced:
A big, long held secret has just been revealed today!

Premiering at Fantasia Fest 2021, our brand new years-in-the-works 4K restoration of Stephen Sayadian's surreal 80s cult classic DR CALIGARI!

A physical release will happen sometime next year. Details TBD, TBA.
Coming next year from Mondo Macabro!

A new 4K restoration of Rinse Dream’s “DR. CALIGARI” (1989) debuts at Fantasia International Film Festival

In 1989, Stephen Sayadian, aka Rinse Dream, released one of the most iconic and fantastical works in American exploitation cinema. For the first time since its release, thanks to a new restoration, it will finally find its audience, and retroactively be appreciated as the underground masterpiece that it is. Bizarre, stunning, goofy and unsettling, DR. CALIGARI embraces the avant-garde in its exquisite and hilarious exploitation of America’s repressed libido. As the film’s title might suggest, the film is a loose remake of the German Expressionist classic, following Mrs. Van Houten, a woman who seems to be losing touch with reality, and her treatment under Dr. Caligari, who diagnoses her with a “disease of the libido”. Far more than just narratively similar, Sayadian's background in set design and art keeps with the silent classic's highly stylized design, updated with the bright, disorienting commercialism of 1980s Americana. DR. CALIGARI might be one of the American cinema's most incisive and unique portraits of national excess ever to grace the screen.

Above all else, though, the film has a biting and over-the-top sense of humour. The dialogue is ripe with delicious one-liners (“My feelings are like filthy prayers I want to scream into your face”) and incredible visual gags. In just the first few minutes of the film, we get the first visual joke as SMPTE colour bars slowly peel away to reveal a naked woman lounging on a couch. Aware that some omniscient force is exposing her nudism, she tries to hide behind the disappearing bars. In rare exploitation form, DR. CALIGARI maintains its wild and intoxicating energy throughout, pulling the audience deep into its erotic nightmare world, in an experience not soon to be forgotten. – Justine Smith

Dr. Caligari presented by Mondo Macabro
Restoration by Acid Pictures
Restoration supervisor: Wojtek Janio
Colorist: Gosia Grzyb
Restoration producer: Daniel Bird

The original camera negative was scanned using a Lasergraphics Director 4K and was graded in consultation with director Stephen Sayadian.

https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/dr-caligari

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#185 Post by L.A. » Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:40 pm

***FIRST NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT! ON SALE AUGUST 12th!!***

A truly bizarre marvel of Spanish exploitation/sci-fi/whatever, HUMAN ANIMALS!

“Two men… one woman… and a dog. It’s the end of the world.”

Set in the aftermath of a cataclysmic nuclear war that has destroyed most of the world’s population, Human Animals tells of three survivors - one woman and two men - who wake up on a strange, deserted landscape with no memory of their past lives and without the ability to even speak. The woman and one of the men appear to be brother and sister and are both dressed in formal party clothes. The man is very different - a mustachioed, leather-jacketed macho type.

They trio set off to explore their new home and find a rocky beach where they come under attack from a huge army of crabs. The macho man fights off the crabs, crushing them with rocks before eating their soft flesh. He then turns his attention to the woman and makes violent love to her while her brother looks on, powerless to stop them.

A huge dog appears and leads them over the mountains to a lush jungle paradise. They build a hut and learn to make fire and hunt for food. But soon violence, jealousy and above all sex, rear their ugly heads. The men fight one another for possession of the woman. But then, to their horror they discover that the large, and now vicious, dog has also set his sights on her. Soon there really is trouble in paradise.

Certainly, one of the most unusual films ever released by Mondo Macabro, HUMAN ANIMALS is a total one-off. You REALLY have never seen anything like this before.

DISC FEATURES

Region free world HD premiere
1080p presentation from a new 4K scan and restoration of the OCN
Brand new interview with the film's director/writer/producer Eligio Herrero

LIMITED EDITION FEATURES

Reversible cover sleeve with original ad art for the film on each side
24 page booklet with brand new writing on the film by Spanish film expert Ismael Fernández
Numbered edition of 1200 in the usual red case

This release will go up for pre-order on Thursday, August 12th at 9 AM Pacific/12 Noon Eastern, only at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com.

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#186 Post by L.A. » Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:46 pm

***2nd NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT! ON SALE AUGUST 12th!!***

One of the roughest Eurotrash movies you'll ever see! David Hemmings stars in the sweaty and sleazy IT'S NOTHING MAMA, JUST A GAME aka BEYOND EROTICA!

In this controversial Spanish film from 1974, David Hemmings plays Juan, a young Hacienda-owner who abuses women due to his traumatic upbringing. His late father was a sadistic tyrant who treated the women who worked on his estates as his personal property. After his father’s death, Juan begins to act out his own fantasies. His favorite “game” is to have the women dress in rabbit fur bikinis while he chases them through the jungle on horseback with a pack of dogs.

One day his latest plaything gets caught in a trap and is savaged to death by the dogs. The local people know what’s going on but are powerless to stop it as their livelihood depends on work from the estate. Juan’s mother, Louise, played by Alida Valli, tries to find a suitable replacement for the dead girl. But Juan has his eyes set on Lola, the beautiful daughter of the estate supervisor. When Lola turns him down, Juan imprisons the girl in an abandoned horse training yard and sets to work breaking down her resistance. But things do not work out the way he planned.

DISC FEATURES

Region free world HD premiere
1080p presentation from a new 4K scan and restoration of the OCN
Choice of English or Spanish audio with English subtitles
Brand new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
Brand new video essay on the career of David Hemmings by Chris O'Neil
Trailers
Alternate title sequence

LIMITED EDITION FEATURES

Reversible cover sleeve with original ad art on each side, B side featuring the alternate "Beyond Erotica" title
24 page booklet with brand new writing on the film by Spanish film expert Ismael Fernández
Set of lobby card reproductions
Numbered edition of 1200 in the usual red case

This release will go up for pre-order on Thursday, August 12th at 9 AM Pacific/12 Noon Eastern, only at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com.

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#187 Post by L.A. » Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:19 pm

***FINAL NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT! ON SALE AUGUST 12th!!***

Tomas Milian and Pierre Clémenti star in the quasi-giallo Italian cult classic THE DESIGNATED VICTIM!

Stefano, a partner in a company that makes high-end commercials, wants to sell up his share of the business and move to South America with his girlfriend, Fabienne. However his wife, in whose name the shares are registered, won’t agree to the sale. Stefano goes to Venice with Fabienne for the weekend to escape his worries. There he meets the mysterious Count Tiepelo. Hearing of Stefano’s business problems the Count tells him about his own brother who is making his life miserable. The Count then makes a startling suggestion – that he will kill Stefano’s wife if Stefano kills the Count’s brother. More amused than shocked, Stefano laughs off the idea.

Then one day Stefano receives a phone call from the police; his wife had been found strangled and he is the prime suspect. From that moment on Stefano’s life becomes a living nightmare as he discovers the true extent of the web the Count has woven around him. Finally, for Stefano, there is only one way out.

With astonishing performances from Tomas Milian and Pierre Clementi, and settings that include a mist-wreathed Venice, a magnificent Lake Como villa and the glitzy world of advertising, THE DESIGNATED VICTIM is a gripping, dream-like thriller that take us on a trip to hell as Stefano is driven to the very edge of insanity.

DISC FEATURES

Region free
US home video premiere
1080p presentation from a new 4K scan and restoration of the OCN
Choice of English or Italian audio with optional English subtitles
Choice of original theatrical cut or new exclusive extended cut with alternate scenes integrated back into the film
Brand new interview with co-writer and assistant director Aldo Lado
Brand new interview with Pierre Clémenti's son Balthazar Clémenti
Brand new audio commentary by giallo experts Rachael Nisbet and Peter Jilmstad from the Fragment of Fear podcast
Trailers

LIMITED EDITION FEATURES

Reversible cover with original ad art on each side
16 page booklet with brand new writing on the film by Italian film expert Roberto Curti
Set of lobby card reproductions
Numbered edition of 1500 in the usual red case

This release will go up for pre-order on Thursday, August 12th at 9 AM Pacific/12 Noon Eastern, only at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com.

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#189 Post by L.A. » Wed Sep 08, 2021 2:08 pm

***HALLOWEEN SALE ANNOUNCEMENT!***

Mark your calendars and set your alarms! Our Annual Halloween Sale will go live on Thursday, October 21st at 9 AM Pacific (google what time that is where you live) at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com!

We will have FOUR new limited edition titles up for pre-order at that time! And for the first time we will have a very limited BUNDLE deal! No extra swag, just one click shopping with a slightly reduced price point and shipping fee. But it will only be available for the first few hours of the sale.

What movies will they be you ask? We've announced two of them previously - HIRUKO THE GOBLIN and THE LAUGHING WOMAN. But what about the other two? They will be announced early next month, along with the covers and specs for HIRUKO and WOMAN. As always with us, expect the unexpected.

In addition to these of course, we will have a sale on all in-print catalog titles! That sale will run through Halloween itself! It will close on the morning of November 1st.

Any questions just let us know! More details will be revealed between now and then.

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#190 Post by L.A. » Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:58 am

**SURPRISE HALLOWEEN SALE TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT!**

Following on from our recent announcements of HIRUKO THE GOBLIN and THE LAUGHING WOMAN, the third limited edition Blu-ray premiere going on sale this October during our annual Halloween Sale is the weird 80s German "folk horror" film SUKKUBUS!

Full details, specs, and a trailer will be revealed in October ahead of the sale.

Pre-order begins Thursday, October 21st at 9 AM Pacific/12 Noon Eastern! Only at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com!

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#191 Post by L.A. » Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:21 pm

School of Death (1975) 👇

***FOURTH HALLOWEEN SALE PRE-ORDER TITLE REVEALED!***

This underseen Spanish Gothic chiller will go on sale along with HIRUKO THE GOBLIN, THE LAUGHING WOMAN, and SUKKUBUS on Thursday, October 21 at 9 AM Pacific! (google what time that is where you live) Only at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com!

The outwardly respectable St. Elizabeth’s Refuge in Victorian London is a place where young orphans and other female waifs and strays are trained to be good servants, destined for employment in the houses of upstanding citizens. One by one the girls are sent out into the world, never to be seen again.

The headmistress, Miss Wilkins, is a firm disciplinarian. Any of her girls who seem rebellious or wanton will be taken to the punishment room and given a good whipping by her willing assistant, Miss Colton. But should the girls fall into the hands of the sinister Dr. Krueger, their fate will be even worse.

One of the most rebellious students, Leonore - played by Spanish actress Sandra Mozarowsky - is determined to find out what happened to her friend Sylvia, who died after being sent to a rich man’s house one night. What she discovers is more horrifying and twisted than she could ever have imagined. But will she live to tell the tale?

This dark tale of Gothic horror appears on disc for the first time ever and in a new digital restoration from the original negative.

DISC FEATURES

Region Free World Blu-ray Premiere
1080p presentation from a new 4K restoration of the OCN
Choice of English or Spanish audio tracks with optional English subs
Audio Commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger

LIMITED EDITION FEATURES

20 page booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by Spanish film expert Ismael Fernandez, reversible cover sleeve with original ad art on each side, 1200 numbered copies in the usual red case

Stay tuned for the full cover and specs reveals for HIRUKO, LAUGHING WOMAN and SUKKUBUS over the next few days!

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#193 Post by Finch » Wed Nov 24, 2021 2:46 pm

From Mondo Macabro's Twitter
Coming in early 2022! The sleazy late 70s giallo HOTEL FEAR aka PENSIONE PAURA!! New restoration taken from the original negative! All other specs TBA next year. This will possibly go on sale in February, along with as many as three other new un-announced titles!

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#194 Post by dwk » Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:57 pm

Dr. Caligari is going to be MM's first UHD.

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#195 Post by Finch » Fri Mar 04, 2022 11:11 pm

From Mondo's newsletter:
One thing we can absolutely confirm is that our next batch of titles will feature Jess Franco's long MIA on home video masterpiece THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR! Check out Justin Coffee's amazing new artwork for it above. It will one of at least three, possibly even four new LE Blus we'll have on sale probably in May or early June.

As for the rest of the year we have such obscure genre goodies as the Spanish film THE HORRIBLE SEXY VAMPIRE and the Japanese Gothic horror HOUSE OF TERRORS aka GHOST OF THE HUNCHBACK, among many others.

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#196 Post by L.A. » Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:36 am

Yugoslavian curio Strangler vs. Strangler @ Mondo Digital.

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#197 Post by L.A. » Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:41 am

From the Mondo Macabro newsletter:

We more than likely will have four new titles up for pre-order sometime in August! Several different projects are being juggled at the moment, but we are fairly sure that two of them will be wild Japanese horror films from Toei Studios! One of which we've previously announced, HOUSE OF TERRORS aka GHOST OF THE HUNCHBACK. The other one we'll save and announce later but expect something incredibly weird.

On top of that we'll have two more totally fab Euro films. Stay tuned for more info.

And then of course there's our much-heralded HALLOWEEN SALE in late October! You already know about DR CALIGARI making it's HD debut in what will be a boffo UHD/Blu-ray combo pack. But we've also hinted at our first box set. Well, we're feeling generous today so we'll go ahead and reveal that it will be a box set of BOLLYWOOD HORROR films! Yes, a set of classic films from the legendary Ramsay Bros of Mumbai, India will finally be unleashed on an unsuspecting public at the end of this year. Get psyched!

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#198 Post by Finch » Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:20 am

Spanish/Italian giallo In The Folds Of The Flesh is one of Mondo's upcoming August titles. Jared also said that he is probably going to add two Toei titles to the bundle for that month.

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#199 Post by Finch » Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:55 pm

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A recently widowed woman discovers that her former husband, who died in an insane asylum, owned a remote country mansion. She and a group of friends go to the villa and find a weird demonic statue in the hallway. They are joined by a hunchback caretaker who tells them of the numerous murders that have occurred there. Soon the guests begin to hear strange noises including disembodied laughter, and feel that they are being stalked by a disturbing presence that haunts the mansion.
A rare Japanese film that was heavily influenced by US and European Gothic cinema of the 1960s, such as Mario Bava’s Mask of Satan and Robert Wise’s The Haunting. Filmed in luminous black and white widescreen the film is a classic of Gothic horror with many genuinely scary scenes. Packed with bizarre characters and strange occurrences the film builds to a surprising and horrifying climax. Director Hajime Satô is best known for his 1968 film Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell.
This is the film’s first US release and a world premiere on Blu-ray.
DISC FEATURES
Region A coded US home video premiere
Japanese language track with optional English subs
82 minutes, widescreen 2.35:1, B&W
Brand new 2k restoration from the original negative
Brand new introduction to the film by Patrick Macias, author of Tokyoscope
Brand new intro to Toei horror by Patrick Macias
Brand new audio commentary by film scholar Tom Mes
Trailer
LIMITED EDITION FEATURES
Brand new cover art by Justin Coffee; 16 page booklet by Asian culture scholar Jonathan Clements; 1200 numbered copies in the usual red case
This will go on sale Thursday, September 8th at 9 AM Pacific/12 noon Eastern/11 AM Central ONLY at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com!
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Night-time. A peal of thunder. A castle by the sea. A severed head rolls across a carpeted floor. A blood-stained sword lies next to it…
Meanwhile police are in hot pursuit of a criminal who is evading capture on a speeding motorbike. He takes refuge in the overgrown castle grounds. And he sees a dark-haired woman burying a corpse in a shallow grave. 13 years later, after being recaptured and serving his sentence, the man returns to the castle, intent on blackmail. And maybe a few other things.
The above synopsis only covers the first few minutes of this wild psychedelic nightmare. Frequently described as one of the craziest of all Italian “giallo” thrillers, In the Folds of the Flesh is all that and more. Several dismembered heads are featured. Visitors arrive at the castle, only to be murdered in a variety of gruesome ways. Characters turn out not to be who they said they were… incest, madness, flashbacks, Etruscan skeletons and even a Nazi death camp are all woven into the fabric of the film.
A sterling cast, led by dueling divas Pier Angeli and Eleonora Rossi Drago, liven up the proceedings and make this one of the most entertaining films of its genre. This is a world Blu-ray premier restored from the original negative.
DISC FEATURES
Region free world Blu-ray premiere
Choice of English or Italian language track with optional Eng subs
92 minutes,widescreen 1.85:1, color
Brand new 2K restoration from the original negative
Documentary featurette on director Bergonzelli
Brand new audio commentary by film scholar Samm Deighan
Trailers
LIMITED EDITION FEATURES
Reversible sleeve with brand new art by Justin Coffee on the A side and original ad art on the B side; 20 page booklet with a brand new essay by film scholar Roberto Curti; 1500 numbered copies in the usual red case
This will go on sale Thursday, September 8th at 9 AM Pacific/12 noon Eastern/11 AM Central ONLY at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com!
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A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse features Nikkatsu star Naomi Tani as an abused wife sold to a brothel to cover her husband’s debts. The deceitful husband is actually behind it all, in cahoots with the brothel madame, who is his lover. Tani discovers the truth and gets tortured to death. However, the dead woman’s soul seeks vengeance from a most unusual quarter.
The film is a bizarre mixture of Japanese erotica, gangster film and “ghost cat” horror movie. All popular genres in the 1960s and 70s. It’s a heady cocktail and makes for an entertaining and unpredictable film that rocks along at a giddy pace. Director Yamaguchi is best known for his Delinquent Girl Boss and Sister Street Fighter movies as well as the Sonny Chiba film Wolf Guy.
DISC FEATURES
Region A coded US home video premiere
Japanese language track with optional English subs
82 minutes, widescreen 2.35:1, color
Brand new 2K restoration from the original negative
Brand new interview with Patrick Macias about Toei exploitation cinema in the 1970s
Brand new audio commentary by film scholar Samm Deighan
Trailer
LIMITED EDITION FEATURES
Brand new cover art by Justin Coffee; 20 page booklet by film scholar Jasper Sharp; 1200 numbered copies in the usual red case
This will go on sale Thursday, September 8th at 9 AM Pacific/12 noon Eastern/11 AM Central ONLY at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com!
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Two young convent girls become friends and decide to spend the summer together. However, their innocent bicycle rides and walks in the country soon develop a much more sinister side.
Influenced by their reading of forbidden books, they decide to explore the world of perversion and cruelty. They find a victim and use their innocent appearance to seduce and destroy him. Once they have stepped over the line, they find it impossible to stop. And soon they are contemplating the ultimate evil act.
Hugely controversial, the film was banned for blasphemy and was never released theatrically in the US. This first Blu-ray release is newly restored from the film’s original negative and includes a number of exclusive extra features.
The film was screened as part of the Directors Fortnight at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.
DISC FEATURES
Region free US Blu-ray premiere
French language track with optional English subs
102 minutes,1.66:1, color
Brand new 2k restoration from the film negative
Brand new interview with director Joël Séria
Archival interview with Joël Séria
Archival interview with actress Jeanne Goupil
Archival interview with writer/critic Paul Buck
Brand new audio commentary by film scholar Kat Ellinger
LIMITED EDITION FEATURES
Reversible cover sleeve with original ad art on both sides; 16 page booklet by Lucas Balbo; 5 double side art cards; 1500 numbered copies in the usual red case
This will go on sale Thursday, September 8th at 9 AM Pacific/12 noon Eastern/11 AM Central ONLY at mondomacabro.bigcartel.com!

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#200 Post by What A Disgrace » Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:17 pm

Man, I just can't quit these guys. These all sound fantastic. I haven't watched a single one of these discs in a whole year.

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