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Immoral Tales AKA Contes Immoraux (Blu-ray) (1974)
Four Erotic Tales That Take Us Back Through The Centuries.Director: Walerian Borowczyk
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Introduction by Borowczyk expert Daniel Bird (5:14)
"Love Reveals Itself: Making Immoral Tales" festurette (16:42)
"Obscure Pleasures: A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk" archival interview (63:15)
"Blow-ups" featurette (4:44)
Theatrical Trailer (2:18)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also region B encoded.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with Daniel Bird and David Flint (in English, with German subtitles)
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Extras:'A Private Collection' (1973) (with optional commentary by Daniel Bird) (11:41)
Interviews:
- Noël Véry (24:00)
- Dominique Duvergé (11:37)
French Trailer (2:10)
US Trailer (1:27)
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Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film (theatrical release) (103:05)
Audio Commentary with Daniel Bird and David Flint (in English, with German subtitles)
'A Private Collection' (1973) (with optional commentary by Daniel Bird) (11:41)
Interviews:
- Noël Véry (24:00)
- Dominique Duvergé (11:37)
French Trailer (2:10)
US Trailer (1:27)
Bonus Trailers: Marquis, Who Can Kill a Child?, La bęte, De bruit et de fureur, The Life and Death of a Porno Gang
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film (reconstruction of the original longer cut, which includes 'The True Story of the Beast of Gevauden') (115:39)
'A Private Collection: Oberhausen Cut' (1973) (13:46) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 24-page booklet with essay by Daniel Bird.
The Oberhausen version of 'A Private Collection' has been optically censored to remove images of unsimulated bestiality.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Introduction by Borowczyk expert Daniel Bird (5:14)
"Love Reveals Itself: Making Immoral Tales" featurette (16:42)
"Boro Brunch: Crew Reunion" featurette (7:36)
"A Private Collection" 1973 short (12:12)
"A Private Collection: Oberhausen Cut" 1973 short (14:31)
Trailer (2:20)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Oberhausen version of 'A Private Collection' has been censored by about 30 seconds in order to comply with BBFC guidelines. See our review for further details.
Includes a booklet.
Also part of the 10 disc (5 Blu-rays/5 DVDs) Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection which includes "Theatre of Mr and Mrs Kabal" and short films, "Goto, Isle of Love", "Blanche", "Immoral Tales", and "The Beast" with a generously illustrated book edited by Daniel Bird and Michael Brooke featuring new essays, landmark articles by Raymond Durgnat, Philip Strick, Patrice Leconte, David Thompson and Chris Newby, Boro’s Dictionary, an account of the restoration of Borowczyk films and Anatomy of the Devil, a collection of Borowczyk’s short stories translated from the original French by the filmmaker’s assistant, Michael Levy, limited to 1000 copies. -
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Extras:Introduction by Borowczyk expert Daniel Bird (5:14)
"Love Reveals Itself: Making Immoral Tales" featurette (16:42)
"Boro Brunch: Crew Reunion" featurette (7:36)
"A Private Collection" 1973 short (12:12)
"A Private Collection: Oberhausen Cut" 1973 short (14:31)
Trailer (2:20) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of the 5 disc Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection which includes "Theatre of Mr and Mrs Kabal" and short films, "Goto, Isle of Love", "Blanche", "Immoral Tales", and "The Beast".
The reissue loses the book and the DVD copies. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Between the Arrow and German (Limited Edition) releases for the differing exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
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Blu-ray A America- Arrow Films - No cuts. Two versions:
- theatrical release (103:08)
- 'L'Age d'Or Cut' (including 'The True Story of the Beast of Gevauden') (125:25) - Blu-ray B Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts (103:05)
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Blu-ray B Limited Edition Germany- Bildstörung - No cuts. Two versions:
- theatrical release (103:05)
- reconstruction of the original longer cut (including 'The True Story of the Beast of Gevauden') (115:39) -
Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts. Two versions:
- theatrical release (103:08)
- 'L'Age d'Or Cut' (including 'The True Story of the Beast of Gevauden') (125:25) -
Blu-ray B Camera Obscura: The Walerian Borowczyk Collection United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts. Two versions:
- theatrical release (103:08)
- 'L'Age d'Or Cut' (including 'The True Story of the Beast of Gevauden') (125:25)
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Blu-ray A America- Arrow Films - No cuts. Two versions:
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 05/09/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 21/10/20UPDATE LOG:
06/09/14: Initial entry.
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11/09/14: Added German releases.
15/12/14: Added DVDBeaver link.
23/08/15: Added US release.
30/08/15: Corrected US extras.
21/10/20: Added UK box.
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