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Images from The Guernica Tree
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THE FERNANDO ARRABAL COLLECTION
(Limited Edition Deluxe 3-Disc Box Set)
Taboo. Ferocious. Rapturous. The work of surrealist filmmaker Fernando Arrabal is unlike any in world cinema. His visions of war, chaos, love, sex, death, religion and politics have stunned critics for decades and startled, sometimes infuriated, audiences every time they've been screened. Like his fellow surrealists Alejandro Jodorowsky, Germaine Dulac and Luis Bunuel, Arrabal attacks reality like a madman, demolishing social norms, traditional religions, political conventions and sexual mores.
Cult Epics is proud to release the first three films of Fernando Arrabal in a deluxe box set. Featuring Viva La Muerte, I Will Walk Like A Crazy Horse and the never-before-released The Guernica Tree.
THE FERNANDO ARRABAL COLLECTION
DVD036 • $79.95 • 87/90/100 Minutes • 1970/1973/1975 • Color • French/Spanish Language • English Subtitles • Not Rated • Widescreen/16x9 • Director: Fernando Arrabal
Release date: November 15, 2005
REVIEWS:
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DISC ONE:
VIVA LA MUERTE
In French and Spanish with optional English subtitles
DISC TWO:
I WILL WALK LIKE A CRAZY HORSE
In French with optional English subtitles
DISC THREE:
THE GUERNICA TREE
In French with optional English subtitles
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• New Digital Transfers, Enhanced for 16x9 TV's
• Interviews with Fernando Arrabal
• Liner Notes on each film by Rayo Casablanca
• Theatrical Trailers
• Lobbycard Galleries
• New English Subtitle Translations for each film
• Postcard
Limited Edition of 4,000 Copies
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Arrabal's second film; I WILL WALK LIKE A CRAZY HORSE (J'irai Comme un Cheval Fou) forsakes the political allegory present in Viva La Muerte for a dramatic discovery of faith and organized religion.
The story follows a man, Aden, played by the American George Shannon, who flees society after the death of his controlling mother. Out in the wilderness he encounters the beauty of nature, and under the tutelage of a hermit named Marvel, becomes a "normal homme." Aden falls desperately in love with Marvel, who can communicate with animals, the clouds, and the sun. Upon returning to civilization, Marvel in tow, Aden is more aware than ever of the hideous and hypocritical nature of human society.
I WILL WALK LIKE A CRAZY HORSE has long been considered a masterpiece of surrealist film and stands as Arrabal's most delirious and devlish picture, an outrageous portrait of both other-worldly beauty and inner torment.
"A true cinematic masterpiece, I loved every minute of it."
- monstersatplay.com....more...
"Spotless anamorphic transfer, with sharp detail and beautifully saturated colors."
- mondo-digital.com....more...
SPECIAL DVD FEATURES
• New Digital Transfer
• Exclusive 15 minute Interview with director Fernando Arrabal
• Lobbycard gallery
• Theatrical trailer • Scene selection
• 6-Page Liner Notes
• Widescreen - Enhanced for 16x9
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Re-Release Date: May 29th, 2007
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I WILL WALK LIKE A CRAZY HORSE
(Special edition) DVD
DVD014 (NTSC) • $29.95
Director: Fernando Arrabal
1973 • 90 Minutes • 35mm. Color • Not Rated • Uncut Version • French language with optional English subtitles |
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VIVA LA MUERTE (Long live Death) centers on Fando (Mahdi Chaouch), a young boy whose father has been arrested for treason during the Spanish civil war. Fando struggles with his father's arrest, and in a shocking moment discovers a letter in which his mother admits to betraying his father. His mother convinces him that his father committed suicide in prison, but Fando doubts this and attempts to discover the true fate of his father.
The debut film of Spanish playwright Fernando Arrabal, VIVA LA MUERTE is a surreal tour-de-force considered by many critics to be the pinnacle of Spanish avant-garde filmmaking. Fueled with surreal images of violence, sexuality and biting political commentary, the film posits Arrabal as one of the preeminent Spanish-language surrealists alongside Luis Buñuel and Alejandro Jodorowsky.
"A SURREAL SHOCKER"
- San Francisco Examiner
"INESCAPABLY A MAJOR WORK!"
- N.Y. Times
"There are three perfect surrealist films: Un Chien Andalou, El Topo and Viva La Muerte."
- digitalbits.com
SPECIAL DVD FEATURES
• New Digital Transfer
• Exclusive 18 minute Interview with director Fernando Arrabal
• Lobbycard gallery
• Theatrical trailer • Scene selection
• 6-Page Liner Notes
• Widescreen - Enhanced for 16x9 |
Release date: November 15, 2005
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VIVA LA MUERTE
(Special edition) DVD
DVD013 (NTSC) • $29.95
Director: Fernando Arrabal
1970 • 90 Minutes • 35mm . Color • Not Rated • Uncut Version • French or Spanish language with optional English subtitles
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Re-release date: May 29th, 2007
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PIG, a film depicting the relationship between a killer (Rozz Williams) and his victim (James Hollan) where all lines are crossed, blending fantasy and reality. This poetic film is a transformation of the subconscious mind of a killer, graphically showing the manifestation of itself into abstract forms and material, all deriving from his Suffering and desperation.
Debut underground short film by Dutch born Nico B.
PIG was the last project of Rozz Williams; writer, artist, musician: formerly known from the rock group Christian Death amongst others. R.W. (Who died 4.1.1998) spoke of the film as a form of exorcism and transition of his personal demons.
"Definitely a Cult film"
- Last Sigh....
"The Blair With Project doesn’t even hold a candle to the type of mental fear this film presents"
- Starvox
"Intriguing and surreal David Lynch-ish type mood, truly disturbing and thought provoking"
- Outburn
"Not for the faint of heart"
- Panik
PIG - DVD / VHS
DVD010 (NTSC) • $29.95 • 44 minutes • VHS010 (NTSC and PAL) • $19.95 • 25 minutes (includes outtakes) •
1999 • B&W • 16mm • Not Rated
Director: Nico B.
DVD limited edition of 1334 copies numbered. (250 Copies will be available signed by Nico B, mail order only until May 1, 2002)
VHS limited edition of 1334 copies. |
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Left to right: The Beast; Love Rites; Goto, Island of Love
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In Memory of Walerian Borowczyk
2 September, 1923 - 3 February, 2006
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THE WALERIAN BOROWCZYK COLLECTION (Deluxe 3-Disc Box Set)
Featuring
GOTO, ISLAND OF LOVE (GOTO, ISLE D’AMOUR) • THE BEAST (LA BETE) • LOVE RITES (CEREMONIE D’AMOUR) |
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.
See below for more information on The Beast and Love Rites
THE WALERIAN BOROWCZYK COLLECTION
DVD038 • $59.95 • 94/97/90 Minutes • 1975/1988/1969
Color/B&W • French Language • English Subtitles • Not Rated
Widescreen/16x9 • Director: Walerian Borowczyk
Release date: February 28, 2006 |
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• Includes DVD Premiere Release of
• Goto, Island of Love
• Includes Bonus short film: The Astronautes
• (Winner of 3 Grand Prix International Awards)
• Widescreen versions (16x9 Enhanced)
• Liner Notes and Filmography by Rayo Casablanca
• Liner Notes by Daniel Bird for The Beast
• Photo Galleries
• Trailers
• Box Set includes 4 Collector’s Postcards
Price Box Set $59.95
Films are available individually at $24.95 each
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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. |
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• 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
• Liner Notes |
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GOTO, ISLAND OF LOVE
DVD037 • $24.95 • 90 Minutes • 1969 • Color/B&W • French Language • English Subtitles • Not Rated
Widescreen/16x9 • Director: Walerian Borowczyk
Release date: February 28, 2006 |
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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.
Controversial rework of The Beauty And The Beast, which was forbidden for 25 years. Walerian Borowczyk's erotic masterpiece receives it's definitive presentation on Three discs, including a brand new Widescreen (16x9) transfer with optional French and English dialogue. |
THE BEAST (LA BETE)
(Single Disc) • DVD025
$24.95 • Director: Walerian Borowczyk
94 minutes • France • 1975 • Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Release date: October 25, 2005 |
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SPECIAL FEATURES
THE BEAST (Director's Cut)
• Widescreen 1:85.1
• (16x9 Enhanced)
• French and English language
• Optional English subtitles
• Theatrical Trailer
• Stills
• Liner Notes |
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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. |
LOVE RITES
A film by Walerian Borowczyk
DVD029 • $24.95 • France • 1988
97 / 87 Minutes
Release date: April 26, 2005 |
SPECIAL FEATURES
Includes Two Versions of the Film:
• Side A THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
• Side B THE COMPLETE VERSION
• Photo Gallery • Liner Notes |
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