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• The Beast | Blu Ray | (18/08/2014) from £14.79   |  Saving you £5.20 (35.16%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Originally turned down flat by the British Board of Film Censors and initially released exclusively in London in a version heavily cut by its nervous distributor The Beast is Walerian Borowczyk's most notorious film although it's much wittier and more playful than its subject matter might suggest. Lucy Broadhurst (Lisbeth Hummel) is due to inherit a substantial fortune but on condition that she marries the son of her late father's best friend. But Mathurin de l'Espérance (Pierre Benedetti) seems more interested in his horses than in his bride-to-be and when Lucy finds out about the story of his 18th-century ancestor Romilda (Sirpa Lane) and brings her to life in one of the most outrageous dream sequences in cinema history we begin to realise just how bizarre Mathurin's bloodline truly is. Receiving its Blu-ray world premiere this new high-definition restoration by Argos Films is supported by the original short-film version of The Beast and Venus on the Half-Shell (1975) Borowczyk's portrait of the painter Bona Tibertelli de Pisis and her erotic fusions of men women and molluscs. Special Features: New high definition digital transfers of the feature and the shorts Uncompressed Mono 2.0 PCM Audio Optional English subtitles Introduction by film critic Peter Bradshaw The True Story of the Beast of Gévaudan (1972) the original short-film version of The Beast Venus on the Half-Shell (1975) The Making of 'The Beast': camera operator Noël Véry provides a commentary on footage shot during the film’s production Frenzy of Ecstasy a new visual essay on the evolution of Borowczyk’s beast and the sequel that never was Motherhood Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original poster design Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Daniel Bird and archive pieces by David Thompson and Craig Lapper illustrated with original stills

• The Beast - (La Bete) (1975) | DVD | (19/11/2001) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Beast is an erotic masterpiece from the most controversial exponent of the genre-Walerian Borowczyk. This sexual fantasia caused outrage when it was first screened in 1975 and was refused a certificate until 26 years later. A modern day version of 'Beauty and the Beast', The Beast is the story of a young American heiress, Lucy Broadhurst, betrothed to the mentally unstable heir to a French aristocratic dynasty. Dark rumours abound about a mystical 'beast' and on the night of her wedding Lucy is visited by strange and erotic dreams.Set in a beautiful gothic chateau, the film features hilarious couplings, not so pure clergy and unwholesome secrets shot in a superb brushstroke style, climaxing in what has to be one of the most erotic, and at the same time hilarious finales of all time.

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