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This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Suspiria Vilchez) is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
From the creative team behind DELIRIUM magazine comes DELIRIUM HOME VIDEO, a brand new label designed to bring some of the silver screen's strangest and sexiest cinema to your ever-expanding collection. Carefully curated by DELIRIUM's own editor-in-chief, DELIRIUM HOME VIDEO's unique library will explore both hard and softcore erotica, bizarre and bloody European exploitation fare, operatic international horror, obscure dark fantasy and much, much more, with each title presented in stunning HD and packed with all-new special features. Get ready for a wild ride!
Taking its cues from H.G. Wells' THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU and H.P. Lovecraft's THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH, director Sergio (TORSO, ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK) Martino's delirious and bizarre ISLAND OF THE FISHMEN is an Italian genre film like no other!
After surviving two harrowing nautical disasters, Lieutenant Claude de Ross washes up on a remote, uncharted tropical island along with a gaggle of similarly stranded escaped convicts. Soon, the cursed castaways are attacked by amphibious monsters, the work of Professor Ernest Marvin, a disgraced American biologist who has tampered with genetics to create an army of "fishmen". Professor Marvin controls the creatures and has been using them to plunder a submerged city of gold that he believes to be the lost city of Atlantis. But the natives are restless and the fishmen are slowly, surely beginning to hatch their own plans.
Starring legendary actors Joseph Cotten (CITIZEN KANE, LADY FRANKENSTEIN), Richard Johnson (ZOMBIE, THE HAUNTING) and comely "Bond girl" Barbara Bach (THE SPY WHO LOVED ME), ISLAND OF THE FISHMEN was originally released twice to American theaters in the early '80s via Roger Corman's New World pictures in a radically altered version called SCREAMERS (aka SOMETHING WAITS IN THE DARK). DELIRIUM HOME VIDEO is thrilled to be presenting Martino's magnum opus as it was originally meant to be seen.
directed by: Sergio Martino
starring: Barbara Bach, Richard Johnson, Joseph Cotton, Claudio Cassinelli
1979 / 99 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
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Overall rating: 4.646154 / 5 from 130 reviews.
This Blu-ray release of 'Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun' offers a remastered HD transfer of the classic 1970s exploitation film. Fans praise the film as enjoyable and excellent, highlighting its status as one of the best in the genre. Special features include commentary by author Troy Howarth and trailers. Limited to 2,000 units, it's available exclusively on the website and select indie retailers.
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"Pretty funny (not really, pretty ridiculous actually) that this movie was "denied classification", in essence making it illegal for sale in Australia. It's really pretty tame when you think of all the kinds of extreme cinema out there. This Jess Franco movie is shot in a more conventional style that a lot of the ones he's known for. Good story, and great for any fans of the nun-sploitation genre. Beautiful artwork, love the original cover and the new slipcover images."
"Another great Jess Franco exotica this time inside the cloistered rooms of nuns. Franco delivers a great entry into nunsploitation. The artwork on the cover is a great part of the package and well worth the limited edition brand."
"Franco's film immediately drew me in with a score of chants, playful melodies and sobering, somber organs. And I was drawn to the setting, exotic, yet lonely and alien. And I always enjoy some of Franco's commentary on religion and its paradoxes, and going back and forth regarding who the real villains are. I rank this right up there with other favorites, Vampyros Lesbos, and Macumba Sexual."
"I've only seen two Jess Franco movies, but from what I can gather, his movies aren't always the best in terms of quality. However, this film is actually really good with a decent story, beautiful outdoor scenes, an excellent score, and great performances. That being said, it's as sleazy as you could want. I think I'll be checking out more of his films. I especially like how the Franco slipcovers share a similar art esthetic."
"Portuguese Nun is as straightforward a nunsploitation narrative as possible from Jess Franco, with all the hallmarks of what makes his films so compelling. Besides the obvious eroticism, there’s beautiful shots of nature and themes of anti-authoritarianism and religious hypocrisy. The only drawback is a rushed ending, but there’s plenty of lesbianism, satanism and sadism to go around."
"“Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun” is a stark, provocative entry in the 1970s nunsploitation cycle, blending religious horror, sexual transgression, and historical cruelty into one of Jesús Franco’s more atmospheric and unsettling films. The 1977 West German–Swiss production follows Maria Rosalea, a young girl forced into a convent after being seen with a boy, only to discover that the religious order is a front for sadistic abuse and Satanic ritual. This setup places the film firmly within the nunsploitation genre, where Franco leans into themes of corruption, hypocrisy, and institutional violence."
"Doriana Grey was my full intro to Franco. I had no idea how to really register this one, initially. I enjoyed it a good bit. Felt the horror was well done in executing the uncomfortable nature. Goes really good into the Nunsploitation nature of it. I credit it for that for sure. It really goes and believes in its world. Some minor dull moments of story but otherwise really engaging. Sort of wish we got this in its German language on this film. I thought the dub was fine, understanding how this film was shot. Felt maybe the German track and script may have been better. The English track never felt right. Regardless, I thought the film was well made and executed overall. Features are good. Picture is really good. Sound is decent considering the source. Overall the power of picture really wins me over."
"Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun is a provocative slice of European exploitation that mixes religious imagery with gothic melodrama. Jesús Franco leans into atmosphere and sensuality, creating a film that feels both dreamlike and transgressive. It’s uneven and definitely not for everyone, but its hypnotic style gives it a certain cult appeal."
"Love the artwork on the cover. As Jess Franco is my favorite director I may be biased but I loved this release. It has all those beautiful Franco touches that I love so much. Susan Hemingway is wonderful in the main role really portraying the innocence of the character. The Great Troy Howarth provides an excellent informative commentary and we go two excellent featurettes featuring Franco himself. Loved this release. Anything Franco is art to me."
"One of Jess Franco’s better efforts. Looks fantastic and is worth picking up!"
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