{"product_id":"5027035022550-camera-obscura-the-walerian-borowczyk-co","title":"Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5-DISC SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * HD restorations of the five features\u003cbr\u003e * High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations\u003cbr\u003e * Original uncompressed mono 1.0 audio\u003cbr\u003e * English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003cbr\u003e * Reversible sleeves featuring Borowczyk s original poster designs and artwork\u003cbr\u003e * THEATRE OF MR AND MRS KABAL\u003cbr\u003e * 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)\u003cbr\u003e * Introduction by filmmaker and animator Terry Gilliam\u003cbr\u003e * 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\u003cbr\u003e * Blow Ups, a visual essay by Daniel Bird about Borowczyk s works on paper\u003cbr\u003e * Commercials by Walerian Borowczyk: Holy Smoke (1963), The Museum (1964) and Tom Thumb (1966)\u003cbr\u003e * GOTO, ISLE OF LOVE\u003cbr\u003e * Introduction by artist and Turner Prize nominee Craigie Horsfield\u003cbr\u003e * The Concentration Universe, a new interview programme featuring actor Jean-Pierre Andréani, cameraman Noël Véry and camera assistant Jean-Pierre Platel\u003cbr\u003e * The Profligate Door, a new documentary about Borowczyk s sound sculptures featuring curator Maurice Corbet\u003cbr\u003e * BLANCHE\u003cbr\u003e * Introduction by Schalcken the Painter director Leslie Megahey\u003cbr\u003e * 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\u003cbr\u003e * Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk, a newly edited archival interview in which Borowczyk discusses painting, cinema and sex\u003cbr\u003e * Gunpoint, a documentary short by Peter Graham produced and edited by Borowczyk\u003cbr\u003e * IMMORAL TALES\u003cbr\u003e * Introduction by Borowczyk expert Daniel Bird\u003cbr\u003e * Love Reveals Itself, a video essay about the film featuring production manager Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin and cinematographer Noël Véry\u003cbr\u003e * Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Valerian Borowczyk, a newly edited archival interview in which the filmmaker discusses painting, cinema and sex\u003cbr\u003e * Blow Ups, a visual essay by Daniel Bird about Borowczyk s works on paper\u003cbr\u003e * Theatrical trailer\u003cbr\u003e * THE BEAST\u003cbr\u003e * An introduction by film critic Peter Bradshaw\u003cbr\u003e * Borowczyk s erotic short film Venus on the Half-Shell (1975)\u003cbr\u003e * The Making of the Beast, an hour-long documentary with rare on-set footage, narrated by cameraman Noël Véry\u003cbr\u003e * Frenzy of Ecstasy, a visual essay about The Beast s design and the film s unmade sequel\u003cbr\u003e * Original theatrical trailer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32757196062817,"sku":"5027035022550","price":40.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_8515255_1159491_jpg.jpg?v=1781137216","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/5027035022550-camera-obscura-the-walerian-borowczyk-co","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}