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Dutch Skin legend and the original star of the Emmanuelle film series, Sylvia Kristel, is finally getting the hardcover retrospective her career so richly deserves! A new project on Indiegogo from indie distribution house Cult Epics aims to give fans a complete look at the late actress' work with a handsomely appointed hardcover book
Hello this is Nico B of Cult Epics. Being born in the Netherlands, I am very excited to announce our plans to release a fully illustrated coffee-table book on Dutch cult icon Sylvia Kristel and her 1970s films—a homage to her incredible artistry and work, often neglected or reviled by critics. We need your help to print and publish this book, to put her film career into a new light.
A trailblazing figure in film and popular culture, Netherlands native Sylvia Kristel became one of the biggest stars in the world as Emmanuelle in 1974. Alongside her most famous role, directed by Just Jaeckin, a little-known fact is that Sylvia Kristel also appeared in over 20 films between 1973 and 1981 featuring exceptional work with some of the greatest directors in film history including Walerian Borowczyk, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Roger Vadim and Claude Chabrol. Now the story of Sylvia’s astonishing career in the '70s is told in Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol, written by Jeremy Richey. Featured are new interviews with Just Jaeckin, Pim de la Parra, Robert Fraisse, Joe Dallesandro and Francis Lai among others. Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol is a film-by-film guide to one of the most distinctive and uncompromising careers in modern cinema, and a celebration of a most remarkable woman in a fully illustrated coffee-table book available here exclusively signed by author Jeremy Richey.
Together with the book we are offering four of Sylvia Kristel's 1970s films previously unreleased on DVD and Blu-ray as an Exclusive Perk.
PLAYING WITH FIRE (France, 1975) Alain Robbe-Grillet. Bonus features: 2K Transfer, Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas, Interview with Catherine Robbe-Grillet and more tba.
PASTORALE 1943 (Netherlands, 1978) Wim Verstappen. Bonus features: 2K Transfer, Audio Commentary by Peter Verstraten, Vintage Interviews 1978 HD, Theatrical HD Trailers and more tba.
MYSTERIES (Netherlands, 1978) Paul de Lussanet. Bonus features: 2K Transfer, Audio Commentaries by Peter Verstraten and Jeremy Richey, Vintage Interviews 1978 HD, Theatrical HD Trailer and more tba.
JULIA (Germany, 1974) Sigi Rothemund. Bonus features: 2K Transfer, Audio Commentary by Jeremy Richey, Theatrical HD Trailer and more tba.
All discs are region free.
The best news of all is that the project has been funded, so these books and Blu-ray sets are absolutely guaranteed to be produced. There are some stretch goals available based on the number of new backers, but this is guaranteed to get made and will likely be the only way you'll ever be able to own this package.
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Click here to back the project and secure your one of a kind tribute to Sylvia Kristel
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