DVD & Blu-ray: NOUCHKA VAN BRAKEL TRILOGY - 3-Disc Set (1977-1982)

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Product Description: Cult Epics presents the NOUCHKA VAN BRAKEL TRILOGY; three subversive and controversial films dealing with strong female characters and their sexual identity in society. THE DEBUT (Het Debuut) tells the delicate story of the impossible love between a teenage schoolgirl (played by Marina de Graaf) and a middle-aged married man (Gerard Cox). Arthouse LGBT favorite A WOMAN LIKE EVE (Een Vrouw als Eva) is a drama about a wife (Moniek van de Ven) who leaves her husband (Peter Faber) for another woman (Maria Schneider), with the consequences of losing her children. THE COOL LAKES OF DEATH (Van de Koelen Meren des Doods), one of the masterpieces of Dutch cinema, is a melodrama that tells the tragic story of a wealthy woman (Rene Soutendijk) whose sexual desires lead to a life of mental illness, drug addiction, and prostitution on the streets of Paris during the 1880s. Both A Woman as Eve and THE COOL LAKES OF DEATH were the Dutch entries for 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the Academy Awards.

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DVD & Blu-ray: THE COOL LAKES OF DEATH / Van de koele meren des doods (1982)

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Product Description: From the acclaimed novel by Frederik van Eeden, THE COOL LAKES OF DEATH (VAN DE KOELE MEREN DES DOODS) is the magnum opus from pioneering feminist filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. A celebrated Dutch masterpiece, THE COOL LAKES OF DEATH is a historic melodrama featuring an outstanding performance by Renée Soutendijk (THE 4TH MAN) as Hedwig, a wealthy woman who falls victim to a loveless marriage and the loss of her lover (Derek de Lint) and child that leads to mental illness, prostitution and addiction - before finding possible redemption. A box-office smash upon its release in 1982, THE COOL LAKES OF DEATH remains one of the greatest Dutch drama films in history and was subsequently the Dutch entry for 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the Academy Awards. Cult Epics presents Nouchka van Brakel's THE COOL LAKES OF DEATH for the first time in North America on Blu-ray in a newly restored High-definition 4K transfer and with new bonus features.

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DVD & Blu-ray: THE DEBUT (1977) Starring Marina de Graaf and Gerard Cox

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Product Description: The forbidden-love story THE DEBUT (1977( was the first full-length feature from pioneering filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. Following the theme of Stanley Kubrick's LOLITA (1962( and Michael Powell's AGE OF CONSENT (1969(, only this time told from a female perspective, van Brakel's THE DEBUT (1977( tells the delicate story of the impossible love between a teenage girl and a middle-aged married man. Based on the controversial novel by Hester Albach, THE DEBUT is a subversive comedy-drama and the first commercially successful Dutch theatrical film directed by a woman. Cult Epics presents Nouchka van Brakel's THE DEBUT for the first time on Blu-ray in North America in a new high-definition transfer.

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