Franz. Arthouse/Exploitation Mischung à la The ImageANNOUNCEMENT #2 - LA PUNITION (1973)
A.K.A. THE PUNISHMENT, is a very 1970s French arthouse/exploitation crossover that pre-dates such hit Euro S&M-themed films as STORY OF O and THE IMAGE.
Karin Shubert stars as a prostitute who has failed to please a customer and so finds herself locked in a room by her pimp to receive her “punishment”.
Although filled with unpleasant violence and disturbing sex, LA PUNITION is a psychedelic marvel, an “evil gem of a movie” as one IMDB reviewer puts it, a ravishingly visual film made around a decidedly seedy story. This movie is often compared to the 70s films of Alain Robbe-Grillet like EDEN AND AFTER or SLOW SLIDINGS OF PLEASURE, but it hits much harder than those.
Coming to Blu-ray from Mondo Macabro probably sometime early next year from a new 2K restoration from the original negative. Expect a limited “red case” edition of around 500 copies to proceed the standard retail release.
Vö Datum: Vielleicht schon Anfang 2019
Neue 2K Restoration vom Original Negativ
Wird eine LE geben (500 Stück)