Girls Without Shame Limited Edition Blu-ray
'Girls Without Shame' AKA 'Schoolgirl Hitchhikers' Director: Jean Rollin (1973) Indicator Limited Edition Blu-ray | 4K restoration | Region Free | Original French-language version, and two alternative English-language versions
Jean Rollin’s first foray into the world of erotic cinema, made under the pseudonym ‘Michel Gentil’.
Two curious young women find an abandoned old house whilst out hiking. Retiring to bed, they soon find that the house is a hangout for a criminal gang who suspect them of stealing their loot...
Featuring a score by regular Rollin composer Pierre Raph (Requiem for a Vampire) and supporting turns by Willy Braque (Lips of Blood) and Rollin himself. This edition also includes a new restoration of Hubert Lacoudre’s rare 1972 short film Sexana, an erotic spin on Alice in Wonderland.
Limited Edition contents:
- Rigid slipcase
- Exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Lucas Balbo, material from the film’s pressbook, an archival article on the French sex-film industry featuring an interview with ‘Michel Gentil’ (Jean Rollin), an archival interview with Willy Braque, new writing on Sexana, and full film credits
Special features include:
- Audio commentary with film historian David Flint (2025)
- Territoire mental (2025, 25 mins): critical appreciation by journalist and musician Nicolas Stanzick
- Les Quatre années de cinéma de Joëlle Cœur (2025, 30 mins): filmed appreciation of the enigmatic softcore performer by actor, director and film historian Christophe Bier
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- Sexana (1972, 17 mins): new 4K presentation of Hubert Lacoudre’s surreal erotic short film starring Joëlle Cœur, featuring a new score by the experimental instrumental group Peninsula
- ‘Sexana’ de minuit à midi (2025, 11 mins): Stanzick analyses Sexana and the culture surrounding the legendary film magazine Midi-Minuit Fantastique
- Sexana image gallery
