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MOVIE SUMMARY
Surely one of the weirdest “sex comedies” ever, the story
concerns Danielle (’Dany to my friends’), a freelance fashion model
in early 1970s France, played here by Sandra Julien of Shiver of the
Vampires fame. She wants to buy a car and so is saving the travel
portion of her fee for that purpose. To get from gig to gig she
hitchhikes. This puts her into numerous dangerous and bizarre
situations, including being picked up by a hearse driver who wants
to have sex with her UNDERNEATH his hearse, as there’s a corpse in
the back; an escaped loony who mistakes sheep for women; a horny
Italian countess who’s looking for some kinky sex and flagellation;
a hippy who sings rather than talks (and has a big surprise in store
for Dany); a crucifix-obsessed butterfly collector; a Byzantine
prince in a Rolls Royce; and more...
The disc includes a
number of exclusive extras as well as a complete second feature from
director Willy Rozier - The Girl Can’t Stop - a gripping and often
shocking story of how low some men will stoop to get what they want,
and how they use and abuse the women in their lives to get it. The
Girl Can’t Stop is graced with a strong cast of European genre film
stalwarts at the top of their game, including Greek “blonde
bombshell” Zeta Apostolou and the stunningly beautiful Maria Xenia.
The film is gripping entertainment right up to its bleak and cynical
ending. Both films are newly restored from original 35mm negative.
Director Willy Rozier (1901-1983) was a pioneer of independent
productions in his native France. He was perhaps most famous for the
number of iconic female stars he discovered, which included Brigitte
Bardot and French favorite Françoise Arnoul.
DISC FEATURES
Brand new 2k restoration from original negative; interview with
director’s daughter Catherine Rozier; featurette: Dany and the
Censors; Christophe Bier reads Willy Rozier; theatrical trailer;
alternate scenes; disc includes second full length feature, The Girl
Can’t Stop!
REVIEWS
“an offbeat, whimsical sex-comedy… Very French!” Dakota Noot,
Letterboxd
“a bold film, ahead of its time, rather sparkling”
FilmTV.it
“The adventurous and seductive Dany goes astray and
gets herself into comical adventures of a sexual nature while
hitchhiking.” AV Club
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