Lacking in the hallucinogenic psychadelia of Jean Rollin's earlier work, 1982s The Living Dead Girl is a strangely poignant tale that sees a young woman revived from her death by the hoary modernity of toxic sludge, yet awoken as neither zombie nor vampire despite a desire to devour her victims and shower in their blood.
Some super charming low-fi gore effects deliver Herschell Gordon Lewis levels of high velocity viscera, but its the woozy lost love between the newly raised Francois Blanchard and her childhood friend and now paramour Marina Pierro that provides unexpected emotional heft. The push-pull between Pierro doing everything to keep her new love found and Blanchard's realisation of what she has become and her desire to die once again is oddly potent and Rollin manages to capture a deep sense of doomed longing with very little script or even real character work.
Other characters flit around the edges, notably a nod to the director's newly acquired American money with some US tourists seemingly trying to inconvenience things, but this is much more a sad tale of love lost, found and doomed to be lost again. Rollin's emptiness of form for once is matched brilliantly by the melancholic ambience of his central duo. And it leaves behind an odd little film for sure, but one that sees me thinking about it several days after the credits long since rolled...
And of course the image on this @indicatorseries UHD blu-ray is simply astonishing. As are the masses of extra features including a fantastic interview with the great Stephen Thrower that told me everything I needed to know about the film and then some…a superb release.
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When an @indicatorseries disc starts with this type of technical note, you know you’re in for a visual treat. Saraband for Dead Lovers is just that. Such a stunner.
Well, well, well, look what the postman just brought 👀
Released on 29 June, order your 4K UHD and Blu-ray MACABRE and FOUR TIMES THAT NIGHT Limited Editions now!
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Fancy a Thursday threesome?
Hop in the back of Stanley Long's cab for three filthy flicks from the godfather of the British sex film!
Unashamedly cheeky, and each with a commentary from Stanley himself, a wealth of extras, an 80-page book and a poster!
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Available on Limited Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray from 17 August, MERCI LA VIE is a provocative classic from one of France’s most controversial filmmakers.
Enjoy this exclusive clip from the sexy and surreal satire starring Charlotte Gainsbourg:
Fancy a Thursday threesome?
Hop in the back of Stanley Long's cab for three filthy flicks from the godfather of the British sex film!
Unashamedly cheeky, and each with a commentary from Stanley himself, a wealth of extras, an 80-page book and a poster!
powerhousefilms.co.uk
Fancy a Thursday threesome?
Hop in the back of Stanley Long's cab for three filthy flicks from the godfather of the British sex film!
Unashamedly cheeky, and each with a commentary from Stanley himself, a wealth of extras, an 80-page book and a poster!
powerhousefilms.co.uk
These @indicatorseries Jean Rollin 4Ks sure do look purdy. I waited too long and missed out on the wonderful booklet & had to get the standard edition.
Released on 17 August, the surreal thriller BUFFET FROID sees Gerard Depardieu stumble through a series of murderous misadventures in liminal spaces.
Available to pre-order now on 4K UHD and Blu-ray (UK & US), come and have a taste of BUFFET FROID...
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Did you miss the Limited Edition Blu-ray of PLOT OF FEAR? Don't worry, we've got you.
The dark and perverse thriller PLOT OF FEAR is released as a Standard Edition Blu-ray, with allllll the extras and that gorgeous brand-new 4K restoration, on 17 August.
THE CRIMINAL ACTS OF TOD SLAUGHTER: EIGHT BLOOD-AND-THUNDER ENTERTAINMENTS, 1935-1940 - LE
Absolutely wonderful scans of the original nitrates, this box set went above and beyond, giving Mr. Slaughter the respect he deserves