Polish Camp
Bestia / La Bete / The Beast / Death’s Ecstasy (wersja ocenzurowana w USA)
France 1975, 93’
The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family, unaware that a mysterious ‘beast’ is stalking the vicinity.
Opowieści niemoralne / Contes Immoraux / Immortal Tales
France 1974, 99’
Four erotic tales from in various historical eras. The first, ‘The Tide’, is set in the present day, and concerns a student and his young female cousin stranded on the beach by the tide, secluded from prying eyes. ‘Therese Philosophe’ is set in the nineteenth century, and concerns a girl being locked in her bedroom, where she contemplates the erotic potential of the objects contained within it. ‘Erzsebet Bathory’ is a portrait of the sixteenth-century countess who allegedly bathed in the blood of virgins, while ‘Lucrezia Borgia’ concerns an incestuous fifteenth-century history involving Lucrezia, her brother, and her father the Pope.
Powrót Wilczycy / Return of the Wolf
Poland 1990, 90’
It’s a sequel of “Wilczyca” from 1983. The action takes place again in Kraków at the end of XIXth century. Kamil — poet and also painter as well, prepares himself for wedding with Krystyna. They come the palace, where years before person countess Julia lived in… During first night, a wolf-nightmare crawls from the dark and thrills Krystyna. That’s just the beginning of gore masterpiece!
Wilczyca / The Wolf
Poland 1983, 98’
It’s arguably the most famous Polish horror film. The action of “Wilczyca” takes place in Poland in the ninetieth century. Maryna dislikes his husband, a Polish patriot named Kacper. Before her death, she curses him. Her evil is transformed not only into a young countess Julia, but also into the wolf... The film is loaded with traditional genre elements like tombs or silver bullets. The climax is surprisingly gory and the mood quite sensual.
