Marleen Gorris is an outspoken feminist and a retired filmmaker. She won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards for her 1995 film Antonia's Line. But probably just as impressive is the fact that she the "Golden Calf", the grand prize for the Dutch Film festival for her first film entitled, De stilte rond Christine M. (The Silence Around Christine M.).
Cult Epics released a very unique foreign film entitled AmnesiA a few months ago. Well, now they are continuing the foreign film Blu-ray releases. This time not just Marleen Gorris' first film, but her second on as well on Blu-ray.
A Question of Silence (1982) When three women with no previous acquaintance kill a male shopkeeper in the middle of the day, the female psychiatrist assigned to the case sets out to understand why.
The film has been Restored and transferred in 2K HD. There are two audio options the original Dutch language track in LPCM 2.0 Mono track and the new DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono track. Finally there is English subtitles. But that is not all that is included on this Blu-ray. Take a look at the bonus features.
* Audio Commentary by Film Scholar Patricia Pisters
* Interview with director Marleen Gorris (Cinevisie, 1982)
* Interview with actress Cox Habbema (Cinevisie, 1982)
* Polygoon Journal Newsreel (1982)
* Promotional Gallery
* Original Theatrical Trailer
* Cult Epics Trailers
Broken Mirror (1984) At an Amsterdam brothel two ladies' rebel against their lot in life as worker in the brothel. In addition, a customer kidnaps a housewife, starving her and photographing of her last days on earth. ***
Cult Epics have restored and transferred Broken Mirror to Blu-ray featuring a new 4K HD Transfer from the original 35mm negative. There are two audio options the first is the original Dutch language LPCM 2.0 Mono track and the new DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono track.
* Audio Commentary by Film Scholar Peter Verstraten
* Interview with US sex worker Margo St. James (Adriaan van Dis/Cinema 3, 1991)
* Promotional Gallery
* Double-sided Sleeve
* Dual-layered Disc
Cult Epics restorations of these films are simply amazing! They look at sound stunning! I have been thoroughly impressed with the way these film transfers look! Bit I must be honest the films themselves can be a bit extreme for some audiences. Includ9ng me. They feature sexual content and nudity. The elements of these films are very adult and could be considered offensive in this day and age. The stories are intense and relentless.
Marleen Goriss deserves a lot of credit for her courage she showed in chasing her dream. She became a female director in a time when that wasn't the norm. And beyond that being very success at it as well!
With interviews, commentaries, trailers, photo galleries and more. These two Blu-rays would make great additions to any film collector's foreign film wing.
So if you would like these Blu-rays from Marleen Gorris head over to Amazon and order your copy of A Question of Silence and Broken Mirror.
Out of 4 Film Reels (4 Being the Best) These two Blu-rays receive....
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