



Blue Underground to Release Two Classic Jess Franco Films on Blu-ray Posted May 22, 2015 05:05 PM by



Eugenie (1970), starring Maria Rohm, Marie Liljedahl, Jack Taylor, and Marquis de Sade's Justine (1968), starring Klaus Kinski, Romina Power, and Maria Rohm.



Preliminary street dates for the two releases have not yet been revealed.



Eugenie



Marie Liljedahl (the luscious star of INGA) is Eugenie, an innocent young woman taken to an island paradise where she is initiated into a world of pleasure and pain controlled by the sinister Dolmance (Christopher Lee). But when she surrenders to her own forbidden fantasies, Eugenie becomes trapped in a frenzy of drugs, sadomasochism and murder. Can a frightened girl in the grip of carnal perversion find sanctuary in the orgies of the depraved?



Jack Taylor (SUCCUBUS) and Maria Rohm (MARQUIS DE SADE'S JUSTINE) co-star in this legendary erotic classic from Jess Franco, the infamous director of VAMPYROS LESBOS and VENUS IN FURS. Based on the notorious novel PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOUDOIR by the Marquis de Sade, this rarely seen shocker is presented completely uncut, and remains one of the most controversial explorations of extreme sexuality in European cinema history.



Marquis de Sade's Justine



Romina Power (18-year-old-daughter of Tyrone Power) stars as Justine, a nubile young virgin cast out of a French orphanage and thrust into a depraved world of prostitution, predatory lesbians, a fugitive murderess (Mercedes McCambridge), bondage, branding, and one supremely sadistic monk (an outrageous performance by Jack Palance). It's a twisted tale of strange desires, perverse pleasures and the ultimate corruption of innocence as told by the Marquis de Sade.



JUSTINE is one of the most lavish and bizarre erotic shockers ever made by the notorious Jess Franco, bursting with wanton nudity, sexual perversion, and an all-star cast that also includes Akim Tamiroff (TOUCH OF EVIL), Maria Rohm (EUGENIE, 99 WOMEN) and Klaus Kinski (NOSFERATU) as the Marquis de Sade. Originally released with over 30 minutes cut, this infamous film is presented here fully restored and completely uncensored for the first time.





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Anthony Thorne May 22, 2015 Great news! These were two of their best Franco releases on DVD (although VENUS IN FURS and the other, second EUGENIE title with Christopher Lee were also great) and should look fine on Blu-Ray. Neither of them are Italian titles so the problematic Italian transfer house that stuffed up a few of their earlier Eurocult releases will hopefully be kept far away from these discs.

Brian81 May 22, 2015 This news is incorrect. Go right to BU's Facebook page, the statement is for 'Justine' and 'Eugenie and the Story of Her Journey into Perversion'....not 'Eugenie De Sade'...

Brian81 May 22, 2015 Info has been corrected. :-)

jlk5844 May 23, 2015 Wow, never would've dreamed these would make it to Blu-ray. Eugenie and Franco in general have had my curiosity for years, no time like the present to dive in. billyearle May 23, 2015 YES YES YES! Eugenie (the Story of Her Descent...) and Vampyros Lesbos are my 2 favorite Francos. These are the ones I would use to introduce friends to his work. Really looking forward to Erotic Rites as well. Justine is one of his better ones too. Finally I can start introducing more friends to Franco. billyearle May 25, 2015 Also, Eugenie has one of the best soundtracks ever, by Bruno Nicolai. It's easily up there with Vampyros Lesbos or the best Morricone. I'm hoping for a reissue of the original LP sequence on CD or LP (I've only had it on bootleg CD & the latest LP reissue is alternate tracks). Tim Lucas even commented how perfect the LP sequence is in his notes for the 2CD set (which has the tracks in different order spread over 2 discs). Vlahka May 26, 2015 Didn't realize Christopher Lee was in this. Guess I'll be watching.

dullboy May 26, 2015 Mmm...Marie Liljedahl in HD.

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