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Virgin Among the Living Dead (A) AKA Une vierge chez les morts-vivants AKA Christina, princesse de l'érotisme AKA La nuit des étoiles filantes AKA Christine, Princess of Eroticism (Blu-ray) (1973)
Following the death of her father, a young girl visits her estranged family at their sinister castle in the countryside, and comes to realize her eccentric and morbid relatives are not quite alive.Director: Jess Franco
Year of Copyright: 1973
Year of Production: 1971
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:*The Film - Erotic Version "Christina, Princess of Eroticism" (79:09)*
*The Film - Horror version "A Virgin Among the Living Dead" (89:51)
Audio Commentary by Video Watchdog film historian Tim Lucas (on "Christina, Princess of Eroticism" only) (2013)
Alternate "Garden Orgy" Footage (5:18)
"Mysterious Dreams" 2013 interview with director Jess Franco (11:12)
"Three Faces of Christina" 2013 interview with producer Marius Lasoeur, writers/collaborators Alain Petit and Jean-Pierre Bouxyou, and critic Lucas Balbo (11:52)
"Homage to Jess Franco" 2013 interview by Daniel Gouyette with Bruno Terrier, Stephane Derderian, and Merrill Aldighieri (8:24)
Still Gallery
Trailer (2:06)
Trailers:
- "The Awful Dr. Orloff"
- "Female Vampire"
- "Exorcism / Demoniac"
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Subtitles:English (optional on both cuts)
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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 (both cuts)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The erotic version "Christina, Princess of Eroticism" is regarded to be 99% true to Franco's directors cut but for a brief insert directed by Pierre Queret (the first of two inserts for the bedroom scene). The zombie version features two sequences shot by Jean Rollin for the eighties reissue, as well as the other Queret inserts (the other insert from the bedroom scene and the rape scene) with the exception of the garden orgy.
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Extras:*The Film - "Christina, Princess of Eroticism" Erotic Version (79:08)*
*The Film - Zombie Version (89:58)
Audio Commentary by film historians Pelle Felsch and Christian Kessler (on the zombie version)
German VHS Opening (2:45)
German Theatrical Trailer (1:39)
French Theatrical Trailer (2:06)
German VHS Trailer (1:53)
Deleted Scene (0:38)
Garden Orgy Scene (5:18)
Film Analysis by film historian Christoph N. Kellerbach (2:20)
Frame Analysis by film historian Christoph N. Kellerbach (0:50) -
Subtitles:None
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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):Director's Cut
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Zombie Version
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:*The erotic version "Christina, Princess of Eroticism" is regarded to be 99% true to Franco's directors cut but for a brief insert directed by Pierre Queret (the first of two inserts for the bedroom scene). The zombie version features two sequences shot by Jean Rollin for the eighties reissue, as well as the other Queret inserts (the other insert from the bedroom scene and the rape scene) with the exception of the garden orgy.
Comes with a 16-page booklet by Christoph N. Kellerbach.
Available with four cover choices: Cover A with a bonus DVD of Virgin Report, Cover B with a bonus DVD of Female Vampire, Cover C, and Cover D with a bonus DVD of Cecilia. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Both have exclusive extras, but the Redemption is English-friendly for the extras.
This film is also known as:
-Among the Living Dead
-I Desideri erotici di Christine
-Une vierge chez les morts vivants
-Una Vergine tra i morti viventi
-Zombi 4: A Virgin Among the Living
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in a number of versions:
- the French theatrical release without the ebony phallus scene
- a reissue with erotic footage shot by Pierre Queret including the "garden orgy"
- the director's cut (~79 minutes at 24fps)
- the 1980 zombie version with footage directed by Jean Rollin (~89 minutes at 24fps) also including footage shot by Pierre Queret including an alternate take of the rape scene with more nudity (some include the garden orgy while others do not)
- the American TV edit of the 1980 zombie version with fogged nudity including scenes shot by Pierre Queret (minus the garden orgy)
- two VHS composites prepared, respectively by Video Search of Miami and Midnight Video, both running roughly 100 minutes attempting to compile all footage shot for the film. The Midnight Video release lacked the River Styx ending in favor of the circular nightmare ending of the TV version (using the Japanese VHS for the body of the film).
- the original Redemption reconstructed director's cut which inadvertently included the nude take of the rape scene (cut by the BBFC but complete on the Redemption Benelux cassette in Holland)
- the second reconstructed director's cut for Redemption which appeared on the Image DVD (~79 minutes at 24fps)
- a German reconstruction by X-Rated that replaced the opening credits sequence entirely with a new montage of shots and featured an English track that looped random dialogue in scenes where the audio was missing (~79 minutes at 24fps).
- a Japanese reconstruction utilizing the Redemption/Image DVD reconstruction but inserting all of the erotic footage from VHS
- a hybrid director's cut/erotic version with a single shot directed by Pierre Queret that should not be present (~79 minutes at 24fps) which appeared on the Blu-ray editions -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - Contains both the erotic version (79:09) and the zombie version (89:51)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition Mediabook Germany- X-Rated Kult Video - No cuts - includes the erotic version (79:08) and the zombie version (89:58)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 02/08/13
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 24/10/23UPDATE LOG:
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