Walerian Borowczyk Collection DVD - 3 Disc Set (NTSC All Region)
The films of Walerian Borowczyk inspire and repulse, titillate and outrage. He is both a consummate artist, adept at staging and lighting even the most trivial items to give them a sense of grandeur and meaning, and a taboo-breaking provocateur, creating some of the most controversial and offensive images of the 20th century. Animator, artist, pornographer, revolutionary, Walerian Borowczyk is a filmmaker with a bold and unique vision. Cult Epics is proud to present three of Borowczyk's most provocative works in a definitive editions. GOTO, ISLAND OF LOVE, Borowczyk's hypnotic first foray into live-action filmmaking. THE BEAST, the infamous 1975 feature that is still considered one of the most shocking films ever made and LOVE RITES, Borowczyk's powerful last film.
GOTO - Island of Love DVD (Borowczyk) (NTSC All Region)
For the first time on DVD, GOTO ISLAND OF LOVE is famed Walerian Borowczyk's (The Beast) rarely seen debut film. A timeless and surreal fairy tale presented uncut and with it's original rare color sequences. On the legendary island of Goto, all inhabitants toil under the dictatorial rule of their cruel monarch, Goto III. When Goto's wife, Glyssia saves a man, Grozo, from execution, she has her husband hire him as the island's chief flycatcher and dog walker. Little do they realize that Grozo not only desires Glyssia but he also wants the throne.
- NTSC All Region
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- French with English Subtitles
- Widescreen version (16x9 Enhanced)
- New Transfer
- Includes Bonus short film: THE ASTRONAUTES (Winner of 3 Grand Prix International Awards)
- Liner Notes and Filmography by Rayo Casablanca
- Theatrical Trailer
LOVE RITES
The last film by the great Walerian Borowczyk, about the terrors of seduction.When Hugo (Mathieu Carriere) meets Myriam (Marino Pierro), a prostitute who picks up her clients on the Paris metro, he soon becomes obsessed with her sultry beauty and follows her to a flat owned by the mysterious Sara Sand, where he consummates his passion. Suddenly he finds the rules of the game have changed as Myriam is now in charge of his body and his soul. A macabre love poem from the Director of THE BEAST and IMMORAL TALES.
- NTSC All Region
- French with English Subtitles
- Widescreen
- 2 Versions of the film - Complete Version and Never Before Seen Director's Version
The Beast (LA Bete)
Once upon a time in the 18th century a beast lived in the woods of an aristocratic estate. And this beast, possessed of a giant phallus and an insatiable lust, set upon the beautiful young lady of the house. Two centuries later, the tale of the beast would return in the dreams of an American heiress contracted to carry the male descendant of the same crumbling aristocratic family and their secret.
- NTSC All Region
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- French with English Subtitles
- Widescreen version (16x9 Enhanced)
- Photo Gallery
- Trailer
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