Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection (Blu-ray) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk CollectionCondition: NewFormat: Blu-rayDescription: This ground-breaking collection brings together Walerian Borowczyk s key films from a twenty-five-year period stretching from 1959 through to 1984. This unique release includes five of Borowczyk s provocative feature films: Theatre de Monsieur et Madame Kabal, Goto, l ile d amour, Blanche, Contes Immoraux and La Bête as well as his ground-breaking short films from this period, in digital high definition restorations approved by the director s widow, Ligia Branice. In addition to exclusive documentaries featuring cast and crew, an hour long portrait of Borowczyk is included, featuring the director s musings on painting, animation and sex. Arrow Academy s Walerian Borowczyk Collection is a vital addition to the collection of anyone interested in either world cinema, animation or experimental film. 5-DISC SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS * HD restorations of the five features * High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations * Original uncompressed mono 1.0 audio * English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing * Reversible sleeves featuring Borowczyk s original poster designs and artwork * THEATRE OF MR AND MRS KABAL * The short films Astronauts (1959), The Concert (1962), Grandmother s Encyclopaedia (1963), Renaissance (1963), Angels Games (1964), Joachim s Dictionary (1965), Rosalie (1966), Gavotte (1967), Diptych (1967), The Phonograph (1969), The Greatest Love of All Time (1978) and Scherzo Infernal (1984) * Introduction by filmmaker and animator Terry Gilliam * Film is Not a Sausage, a documentary about Borowczyk s animated work featuring Borowczyk, producer Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin, assistant André Heinrich and composer Bernard Parmegiani * Blow Ups, a visual essay by Daniel Bird about Borowczyk s works on paper * Commercials by Walerian Borowczyk: Holy Smoke (1963), The Museum (1964) and Tom Thumb (1966) * GOTO, ISLE OF LOVE * Introduction by artist and Turner Prize nominee Craigie Horsfield * The Concentration Universe, a new interview programme featuring actor Jean-Pierre Andréani, cameraman Noël Véry and camera assistant Jean-Pierre Platel * The Profligate Door, a new documentary about Borowczyk s sound sculptures featuring curator Maurice Corbet * BLANCHE * Introduction by Schalcken the Painter director Leslie Megahey * Ballad of Imprisonment, a documentary about the film featuring producer Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin, assistant director André Heinrich, camera operator Noël Véry and assistant Patrice Leconte * Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk, a newly edited archival interview in which Borowczyk discusses painting, cinema and sex * Gunpoint, a documentary short by Peter Graham produced and edited by Borowczyk * IMMORAL TALES * Introduction by Borowczyk expert Daniel Bird * Love Reveals Itself, a video essay about the film featuring production manager Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin and cinematographer Noël Véry * Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Valerian Borowczyk, a newly edited archival interview in which the filmmaker discusses painting, cinema and sex * Blow Ups, a visual essay by Daniel Bird about Borowczyk s works on paper * Theatrical trailer * THE BEAST * An introduction by film critic Peter Bradshaw * Borowczyk s erotic short film Venus on the Half-Shell (1975) * The Making of the Beast, an hour-long documentary with rare on-set footage, narrated by cameraman Noël Véry * Frenzy of Ecstasy, a visual essay about The Beast s design and the film s unmade sequel * Original theatrical trailerRating: BBFC 18No Of Discs: 5Release Date: 10/12/2020Studio: Arrow AcademyLanguage: FrenchSubtitle Language: EnglishEAN: 5027035022550Region Code: Blu-ray: B (Europe, AU, NZ, Africa...)Actor: Georges Wilson, Louisette Rousseau, Pierre Collet, Louis Jojot, Renata AstrucRun Time: 600 minutesDirector: Chris Marker, Walerian Borowczyk, Walerian BorozwyckCountry/Region of Manufacture: PortugalRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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