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The Beast Blu Ray

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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 [show more]

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Released
18 August 2014
Directors
Actors
Format
Blu Ray 
Publisher
Arrow Academy 
Classification
Runtime
94 minutes 
Features
Dolby, PAL 
Barcode
5027035011509 
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