Nucleus Films: Two Upcoming Jess Franco Blu-ray Releases Detailed
HomeNucleus Films: Two Upcoming Jess Franco Blu-ray Releases Detailed
Posted September 5, 2017 06:11 PM by Webmaster
British label Nucleus Films has detailed its first two upcoming Blu-ray release of cult Spanish director Jess Franco's films The Demons and The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein. The two releases will be available for purchase later this year.
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Synopsis: Cagliostro, an immortal magician with fearsome hypnotic powers, sends his murderous assistant Melissa (half woman, half bird) to kill Dr. Frankenstein and steal his Monster. He commands the creature to abduct young women whose bodies will provide material for a female counterpart: the two monsters will then copulate, creating a master race of slaves under Cagliostro's mesmeric control! Bending man, woman and monster to his terrifying will, Cagliostro rules an empire of passion in his castle by the sea, a place where lust and cruelty meet strange supernatural forces. As the police question the deceased Dr. Frankenstein by reviving him with his monster apparatus, his scientist daughter Vera falls under Cagliostro's spell and agrees to build the female monster: can anything now stop the wicked mesmerist from ruling the world?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Demons
Synopsis: Two orphaned sisters living quietly in a convent - free-spirited Kathleen (Anne Libert) and God fearing Margaret (Britt Nichols) are persecuted by the wicked Lady De Winter (Karin Field) who tells them they are daughters of a condemned witch burned at the stake. Believing the girls will seek vengeance, De Winter sends Kathleen to witch-hunter Judge Jeffries to be tortured and burned. Pious Margaret is spared, but when she learns of her sister's agony she rejects God and enters a carnal relationship with the Devil himself. As Kathleen falls in love with one of her captors, Margaret stalks the house of De Winter, her Satanic kisses bringing terror and death ... Special Features and Technical Specs:
*The label also recently confirmed that its upcoming Blu-ray release of Giulio Questi's thriller Death Laid an Egg has been passed fully uncut by the BBFC. The release will be sourced from a brand new 2K RESTORATION of the film and will feature never-before-seen newly uncovered footage.
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Synopsis: Cagliostro, an immortal magician with fearsome hypnotic powers, sends his murderous assistant Melissa (half woman, half bird) to kill Dr. Frankenstein and steal his Monster. He commands the creature to abduct young women whose bodies will provide material for a female counterpart: the two monsters will then copulate, creating a master race of slaves under Cagliostro's mesmeric control! Bending man, woman and monster to his terrifying will, Cagliostro rules an empire of passion in his castle by the sea, a place where lust and cruelty meet strange supernatural forces. As the police question the deceased Dr. Frankenstein by reviving him with his monster apparatus, his scientist daughter Vera falls under Cagliostro's spell and agrees to build the female monster: can anything now stop the wicked mesmerist from ruling the world?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Original 74-minute French "nude" version with choice of French or English audio and optional English subtitles
- Alternate 87-minute Spanish language "clothed" version with additional Lina Romay inserts and optional English subtitles
- The Rites of Franco - Featurette with "Murderous Passions" author Stephen Thrower
- Original French trailer
- Original French poster art sleeve
- Sleeve notes by "Murderous Passions" author Stephen Thrower
The Demons
Synopsis: Two orphaned sisters living quietly in a convent - free-spirited Kathleen (Anne Libert) and God fearing Margaret (Britt Nichols) are persecuted by the wicked Lady De Winter (Karin Field) who tells them they are daughters of a condemned witch burned at the stake. Believing the girls will seek vengeance, De Winter sends Kathleen to witch-hunter Judge Jeffries to be tortured and burned. Pious Margaret is spared, but when she learns of her sister's agony she rejects God and enters a carnal relationship with the Devil himself. As Kathleen falls in love with one of her captors, Margaret stalks the house of De Winter, her Satanic kisses bringing terror and death ... Special Features and Technical Specs:
- French Version with English Subtitles (118 min) and Dubbed English Version (88 min)
- Exorcising Demons: Interview with Steve Thrower
- Jess' Demons: Interview with Kess Franco
- Out-take Reel
- Four theatrical trailers
*The label also recently confirmed that its upcoming Blu-ray release of Giulio Questi's thriller Death Laid an Egg has been passed fully uncut by the BBFC. The release will be sourced from a brand new 2K RESTORATION of the film and will feature never-before-seen newly uncovered footage.
