By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Kier-La Janisse’s second collection based on her celebrated book is now up for pre-order.
Severin Films is unleashing HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN RARITIES COLLECTION VOLUME 2, curated by Janisse and featuring the North American Blu-ray premieres of four movies, all restored from original camera negatives. Severin describes the four features: “Amanda Plummer gives a searing performance as a disturbed drifter on a cross-country killing spree in BUTTERFLY KISS (pictured above), the breakthrough debut from director Michael Winterbottom. Legendary Czech actress Iva Janžurová portrays a pair of rival sisters in Juraj Herz’ crazed Gothic melodrama MORGIANA. In Ben Maddow, Sidney Meyers and Joseph Strick’s ‘dramatized documentary’ THE SAVAGE EYE, Barbara Baxley stars as a bitter divorcee adrift in Los Angeles’ dark underbelly. And with the landmark Spanish thriller THE GLASS CEILING starring Carmen Sevilla, writer/director Eloy de la Iglesia crafts an unsettling story of paranoia, madness and murder.”
Special features are:
BUTTERFLY KISS (1.85:1):
- Introduction By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
- Introduction By Writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce
- Audio Commentary With Film Historian Kat Ellinger
- Between Everyday And The Extreme – Michael Winterbottom On Directing BUTTERFLY KISS
- No Judgement – Amanda Plummer Remembers Portraying Eunice
- You’re Not Judith – Saskia Reeves On Portraying Miriam
- Pestilence Through Petrol – Julie Baines On Producing BUTTERFLY KISS
- Front Light And Black Sky – Seamus McGarvey On Shooting BUTTERFLY KISS
- Trailer
Short Film:
- PLEASURES OF WAR (Ruth Lingford, 1998)
MORGIANA (1.37:1):
- Introduction By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
- Audio Commentary With Stranger With My Face Festival Director Briony Kidd And Cerise Howard, Co-Founder Of The Czech And Slovak Film Festival Of Australia
- Little Drop Of Poison – Actress Iva Janžurová Remembers MORGIANA
- The Stone Forest – Newly Commissioned Short Film On Shooting Location Pobiti Kamani, Animated By Leslie Supnet And Narrated By Kier-La Janisse
- NIGHTMARES – Juraj Herz’ 1970 Vampire Rock Musical Made For Czech TV
Short Film:
- REST IN PEACE (Rachel Amodeo, 1998) New 2K Scan Of This Cult Favorite By Rachel Amodeo And Dame Darcy
THE SAVAGE EYE (1.85:1):
- Audio Commentary With Film Curator/Historian Elizabeth Purchell
- Judith X – Locations Video Essay By Esotouric’s Kim Cooper
- Archival Interview With Co-Director Joseph Strick
- Trailer
- Trailers From Hell Commentary By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
Short Films:
- INTERVIEWS WITH MY LAI VETERANS (Joseph Strick, 1970)
- Archival Interview With Director Joseph Strick On INTERVIEWS WITH MY LAI VETERANS
- MISS CANDACE HILLIGOSS’ FLICKERING HALO (Vincenzo Core And Fabio Scacchioli, 2011)
THE GLASS CEILING (1.85:1):
- Introduction By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
- Audio Commentary With Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Author Of A Forthcoming Monograph On Director Eloy De La Iglesia, And Faculty of Horror‘s Alexandra West
- Connected At The Soul – Patty Shepard As Remembered By Her Sister, Judith Chapman
- Alternate Scenes From The TV Version
- Trailer
Short Film:
- ANTA MUJER (Agustí Villaronga, 1976)
In addition, Severin is giving Marina de Van’s IN MY SKIN its worldwide UHD/Blu-ray premiere. The story of a woman who develops an obsession with self-mutilation has been scanned in 4K from the original camera negative, presented in 1.85:1 and accompanied by the following bonus features:
Disc 1 UHD:
- Commentary By Writer/Director/Star Marina De Van
- Commentary By Film Critic/Fantasia International Film Festival Programmer Justine Smith
- Exclusive Faculty Of Horror Episode On IN MY SKIN With Andrea Subissati And Alexandra West
- French Trailer
- U.S. Trailer
Disc 2 Blu-ray:
- Introduction By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
- Commentary By Writer/Director/Star Marina De Van
- Commentary By Film Critic/Fantasia International Film Festival Programmer Justine Smith
- Exposed Skin – Interview With Marina De Van
- Fear Of A Female Cannibal – Barbara Creed, Author Of The Monstrous-Feminine, On IN MY SKIN
- Under The Surface – Video Essay By Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Author Of 1000 Women In Horror, 1895-2018
- Exclusive Faculty Of Horror Episode On IN MY SKIN With Andrea Subissati And Alexandra West
- French Trailer
- U.S. Trailer
Marina De Van’s Student Shorts:
- BIEN SOUS TOUS RAPPORTS (1996)
- RÉTENTION (1997)
Short Films:
- CADAVRE EXQUIS (Léa Mysius, 2013)
- A FERMENTING WOMAN (Priscilla Galvez, 2024)
- Commentary For A FERMENTING WOMAN With Director Priscilla Galvez And Star Sook-Yin Lee
Retail prices are $99.95 for the HOUSE set and $54.95 for IN MY SKIN, but they can be pre-ordered (shipping scheduled to begin May 27) for $70 and $38 respectively, along with a pair of bundles containing an exclusive board game and more, at the Severin Films webstore.
