Immoral Tales and The Beast (Walerian Borowczyk) from Arrow - September 2015

[MifuneFan]

The Beast

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
-New high definition digital transfer of the uncut 98-minute version
-Uncompressed Mono 2.0 PCM Audio
-Optional English subtitles
-Introduction by film critic Peter Bradshaw
-The Making of The Beast: camera operator Noël Véry provides a commentary on footage shot during the film’s production
-Frenzy of Ecstasy, a visual essay on the evolution of Borowczyk’s beast and the sequel that never was, Motherhood
-The Profligate Door, a documentary about Borowczyk’s sound sculptures featuring curator Maurice Corbet
-Boro Brunch, a reunion meal recorded in February 2014 reuniting members of Borowczyk’s crew
-Commercials by Borowczyk: Holy Smoke (1963), The Museum (1964) and Tom Thumb (1966)
-Gunpoint, a documentary short by Peter Graham produced and edited by Borowczyk (11:04)
-Behind Enemy Lines - The Making of Gunpoint (5:16)
-Theatrical trailer
-Reversible sleeve featuring Borowczyk’s own original poster design
-Illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by Daniel Bird and an archive piece by David Thompson, illustrated with original stills

Immoral Tales

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- New high definition digital transfers of two versions of the feature, the familiar four-part edition and the original five-part conception including the short film The Beast of Gévaudan (which later became the feature The Beast)
- Uncompressed Mono 2.0 PCM Audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Introduction by Borowczyk expert Daniel Bird
- Love Reveals Itself, a new interview programme featuring production manager Dominique Duvergé-Ségrétin and cinematographer Noël Véry
- Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian 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
- Reversible sleeve featuring Borowczyk’s own original poster design
- Illustrated booklet containing new writing on the film by by Daniel Bird and an archive piece by Philip Strick

[filmmusic]

Actually these are September titles.

So before we get started on October, we have our two remaining US only September titles to unveil

[PowellPressburger]

Nice, I kept putting off importing the UK versions. I will wait for the US editions now.

[Ruined]

IIRC the master used for the Severin DVD was pretty soft. Will be interesting to see if the BD offers significant upgrades.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Ruined

IIRC the master used for the Severin DVD was pretty soft. Will be interesting to see if the BD offers significant upgrades.

They've already been released and reviewed in the UK

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-B...104506/#Review
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Immor...110088/#Review

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

Sadly, these will be the only discs from Arrow's legendary Borowczyk box to get a US release, at least from Arrow - the US rights for the other three features and all the shorts are with another label.

Because of this, the two supporting shorts that were included on the UK discs of Immoral Tales and The Beast had to be dropped - but in their place we've added all the non-film-specific extras from the other three UK discs, including the hour-long Borowczyk portrait Obscure Pleasures.

I own the region B releases, but at least the UK disc of Blanche is region free for people who want to import.

[tylerdurden10]

Already have the UK release of The Beast, but glad for those who aren't region free.

[themp3000]

This is incredibly exciting news! I'm quite happy with this development.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

Sadly, these will be the only discs from Arrow's legendary Borowczyk box to get a US release, at least from Arrow - the US rights for the other three features and all the shorts are with another label.

Because of this, the two supporting shorts that were included on the UK discs of Immoral Tales and The Beast had to be dropped - but in their place we've added all the non-film-specific extras from the other three UK discs, including the hour-long Borowczyk portrait Obscure Pleasures.

I just slammed on the brakes for the US discs... lol I will import the UK releases then. I'm region free.

[agentalbert]

Originally Posted by MichaelB View Post
Sadly, these will be the only discs from Arrow's legendary Borowczyk box to get a US release, at least from Arrow - the US rights for the other three features and all the shorts are with another label.

Because of this, the two supporting shorts that were included on the UK discs of Immoral Tales and The Beast had to be dropped - but in their place we've added all the non-film-specific extras from the other three UK discs, including the hour-long Borowczyk portrait Obscure Pleasures.

Can someone explain this to me a bit more? The special features listed on the US disc and the UK disc seem to be identical, when comparing the reviews on this site for each disc. And they show the same runtime (126 minutes). This post quoted above a few times seems to have been removed from the thread.

[PaperThinWalls]

Originally Posted by agentalbert

Can someone explain this to me a bit more? The special features listed on the US disc and the UK disc seem to be identical, when comparing the reviews on this site for each disc. And they show the same runtime (126 minutes). This post quoted above a few times seems to have been removed from the thread.

The special features are not identical.

The US release of Immoral Tales loses:
-A Private Collection (Short)
-Boro Brunch Reunion

But gains:
-Obscure Pleasures (from the Blanche disc)
-Blow Ups (from the Shorts+Kabal disc)

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US release of The Beast loses:
-Venus on the Half Shelf (Short)

But Gains:
-3 Commercials (from the Shorts+Kabal disc)
-The Profilgate Door (from the Goto disc)
-Boro Brunch (from the Immoral Tales disc)
-Gunpoint (from the Blanche disc)
-Behind Enemy Lines Documentary (from the Blanche disc)

I believe that covers it all.

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My advice is to go with the UK discs if you can. They're more complete if you get all the discs (which you should -- they're very good films!).

[gbm82]

Originally Posted by PaperThinWalls

The special features are not identical.

The US release of Immoral Tales loses:
-A Private Collection (Short)
-Boro Brunch Reunion

But gains:
-Obscure Pleasures (from the Blanche disc)
-Blow Ups (from the Shorts+Kabal disc)

----

US release of The Beast loses:
-Venus on the Half Shelf (Short)

But Gains:
-3 Commercials (from the Shorts+Kabal disc)
-The Profilgate Door (from the Goto disc)
-Boro Brunch (from the Immoral Tales disc)
-Gunpoint (from the Blanche disc)
-Behind Enemy Lines Documentary (from the Blanche disc)

I believe that covers it all.

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My advice is to go with the UK discs if you can. They're more complete if you get all the discs (which you should -- they're very good films!).

So if I have Story of Sin and The Strange Case... US releases but the rest as UK releases (well I haven't grabbed The Beast yet), am I missing anything? Or are those two the same in the US and UK?

[PaperThinWalls]

Originally Posted by gbm82

So if I have Story of Sin and The Strange Case... US releases but the rest as UK releases (well I haven't grabbed The Beast yet), am I missing anything? Or are those two the same in the US and UK?

Oh, now those are exactly the same, so you're not missing anything. I was only talking about the films from the Camera Obscura box set.

[spatafore]

Why Arrow not release the other movies from the Box in USA?

[dwk]

Olive has the US rights to the other films in the set (and have released them on Blu-ray)

[rmick21]

Are these out of print?

[dwk]

Yes, it appears so. They both were part of a last chance sale last June.

[horroru]

Originally Posted by rmick21

Are these out of print?

Diabolik DVD still has a few copies of THE BEAST left:

https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/...blu-ray-combo/