Marina de Van’s debut feature shocked audiences and critics when it premiered. The film remained a cult classic for years in the New French Extremity movement slowly racking up fans and detractors. In 2025, Severin Films released an extensive two disc version with de Van’s film and a bunch of extras including this episode! 

Join us as we dig into the gnarly underbelly of de Van’s meditation on the ownership of self and the extremes of self-preservation. 

 

Thank you to Severin Films and be sure to check out the release! 

 

 

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