Upcoming Mondo Macabro Blu-ray Releases
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Posted May 22, 2020 03:02 PM by Webmaster
Mondo Macabro has announced that it will add two new titles to its Blu-ray catalog: Claude Mulot's Sins of the Flesh a.k.a. Les charnelles (1974) and Michel Lemoine's Seven Women For Satan a.k.a. Les week-ends maléfiques du Comte Zaroff (1974). The two releases are expected to arrive on the market this June.
Sins of the Flesh
Synopsis: Benoît Landrieux, the idle and depraved son of a rich industrialist has two chance encounters on the same day that will change his life forever: Jean-Pierre, a young tearaway who is trying to steal his car, and Isabelle, 20 years old, whom he saves from being raped by her stepfather.
Benoît is a coward and a voyeur, who gets his kicks from watching other couples make out. He cajoles his two new companions to attempt what he has never dared do: rob the safe in his father's factory, seduce his stepmother to blackmail her for money and finally go so far as committing murder. Thus begins a wild ride that takes them to the very edge of madness.
Director Claude Mulot made this film under the pseudonym of Frederic Lansac - the name of a character from his previous horror hit The Blood Rose. Sins of the Flesh (French title: Les Charnelles) marks the start of his transition from softcore films to full on hard core which was confirmed by his next release, Pussy Talk - one of the most controversial French films of all time. But Sins of the Flesh also shows Mulot's background in horror cinema. He presents Benoît as a cunning and complex psychopath, a handsome young man who smiles and wears expensive clothing, while inside lurks a monster. The film is a compelling and controversial journey into the dark side of the human mind with some riveting sequences that showcase Mulot as one of the most daring and individual French film makers of his age.
The film also features Jess Franco favorite Anne Libert (Erotic Rites of Frankenstein etc) and comes in a brand new 4k restoration with a host of original extra features.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: By day a mild mannered businessman, in his dreams Boris Zaroff chases naked females on his country estate, just like his notorious father.
One weekend a young couple arrive by chances at Boris's castle. Their car has broken down and Boris invites them to stay the night. The young girl is fascinated by tales of the wicked Zaroffs and asks if she can see their famous torture chamber.
Maybe now the Zaroff dreams can become reality once more?
A stylish and erotic horror film that was banned in France in the 1970s.
Mondo Macabro was the first company to resurrect this film in 2003 with their DVD release of the theatrical version. Now finally on Blu-ray, and in collaboration with France's Le Chat qui fume video label, it's possible finally to see this rare Gallic horror film in something like its intended form. Alongside the theatrical release the disc includes over 30 minutes of trailers and alternate and deleted scenes, including the mythical "seventh victim" sequence. Most of this footage has not been seen for 45 years and is quite a revelation.
The disc has a wonderful and eye opening interview with Robert de Laroche who plays "Francis" the moustachioed visitor who, along with his girlfriend Muriel, ends up as a victim in the Zaroff's torture chamber.
Other extras include an archive interview with the late Michel Lemoine who talks about his life and career in the world of Euro exploitation movies.
A 20-page illustrated booklet gives background information and production details about this unique "film fantastique".
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Exclusive reversible cover for Sins of the Flesh
Sins of the Flesh
Synopsis: Benoît Landrieux, the idle and depraved son of a rich industrialist has two chance encounters on the same day that will change his life forever: Jean-Pierre, a young tearaway who is trying to steal his car, and Isabelle, 20 years old, whom he saves from being raped by her stepfather.
Benoît is a coward and a voyeur, who gets his kicks from watching other couples make out. He cajoles his two new companions to attempt what he has never dared do: rob the safe in his father's factory, seduce his stepmother to blackmail her for money and finally go so far as committing murder. Thus begins a wild ride that takes them to the very edge of madness.
Director Claude Mulot made this film under the pseudonym of Frederic Lansac - the name of a character from his previous horror hit The Blood Rose. Sins of the Flesh (French title: Les Charnelles) marks the start of his transition from softcore films to full on hard core which was confirmed by his next release, Pussy Talk - one of the most controversial French films of all time. But Sins of the Flesh also shows Mulot's background in horror cinema. He presents Benoît as a cunning and complex psychopath, a handsome young man who smiles and wears expensive clothing, while inside lurks a monster. The film is a compelling and controversial journey into the dark side of the human mind with some riveting sequences that showcase Mulot as one of the most daring and individual French film makers of his age.
The film also features Jess Franco favorite Anne Libert (Erotic Rites of Frankenstein etc) and comes in a brand new 4k restoration with a host of original extra features.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Interview with Anne Libert
- Interview with Gerard Kikoine
- Interview with distributor Francis Mischkind
- Interview with assistant director Didier Philippe-Gerard
- Original trailer
- Alternative title sequence
- Optional newly created English subtitles
- 20-page booklet exclusive to this release
- Mondo Macabro previews
Synopsis: By day a mild mannered businessman, in his dreams Boris Zaroff chases naked females on his country estate, just like his notorious father.
One weekend a young couple arrive by chances at Boris's castle. Their car has broken down and Boris invites them to stay the night. The young girl is fascinated by tales of the wicked Zaroffs and asks if she can see their famous torture chamber.
Maybe now the Zaroff dreams can become reality once more?
A stylish and erotic horror film that was banned in France in the 1970s.
Mondo Macabro was the first company to resurrect this film in 2003 with their DVD release of the theatrical version. Now finally on Blu-ray, and in collaboration with France's Le Chat qui fume video label, it's possible finally to see this rare Gallic horror film in something like its intended form. Alongside the theatrical release the disc includes over 30 minutes of trailers and alternate and deleted scenes, including the mythical "seventh victim" sequence. Most of this footage has not been seen for 45 years and is quite a revelation.
The disc has a wonderful and eye opening interview with Robert de Laroche who plays "Francis" the moustachioed visitor who, along with his girlfriend Muriel, ends up as a victim in the Zaroff's torture chamber.
Other extras include an archive interview with the late Michel Lemoine who talks about his life and career in the world of Euro exploitation movies.
A 20-page illustrated booklet gives background information and production details about this unique "film fantastique".
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- REMASTERED
- Interview with actor Robert de Laroche
- Archival nterview with director Michel Lemoine
- Over 30 minutes of trailers and alternate and deleted scenes
- 20-page illustrated booklet
Exclusive reversible cover for Sins of the Flesh