Famously described by Ingmar Bergman as ""a work of genius"" Peter Watkins' multi-faceted masterwork is more than just a biopic of the iconic Norwegian Expressionist painter it is one of the best films ever made about the artistic process. Focusing initially on Munch's formative years in late 19th Century Kristiana (now Oslo) Watkins uses his trademark style to create a vivid picture of the emotional political and social upheavals that would have such an effect on his art. The young artist (Geir Westby) has an affair with ""Mrs Heiberg"" (Gro Fraas) a devastating experience that will haunt him for the rest of his life. His work is viciously attacked by critics and public alike and he is forced to leave his home country for Berlin where along with the notorious Swedish playwright August Strindberg he becomes part of the cultural storm that is to sweep Europe. There have been countless film biographies of famous artists but only a handful can be considered major works in their own right. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Watkins' original extended 211-minute TV version of what is regarded by many as an extraordinary feat of filmmaking.
From the director of the infamous 'Vampyros Lesbos' comes eight classic movies that form part of the Jess Franco erotica collection. Love Letters Of A Portuguese Nun: A young girl Maria is caught in the act with her lover by Father Vicente who belongs to the nearby Serreda Iris cloister. The fiendish clergyman persuades her parents to put Maria under his protection. She is brought to Serreda Iris where the nuns seem to have an unusual interest in her beautiful body. Maria
Greta del Pino is the sadistic warden of a female concentration camp thinly disguised as an asylum somewhere in South America. This terrible place is the last destination of the undesirable elements in an obviously fascist state. Protected by the government Greta is unassailable and has absolute power over the lives of her prisoners. A girl almost manages to escape but at the last moment her pursuers catch her on the porch of the humanitarian Dr. Arcos who is disturbed by the obvi
Besides running a highly popular nightclub-cum-brothel Blue Rita works for several crime organisations and secret services. Having once been heavily tortured Rita is frigid and she tries to restore her sexual desires with a chemical injected into her vagina. She hates men and she and her clan of lesbian slaves show no mercy for the politicians spies or others who venture into Rita's deadly web. After making love to one of her girls in a special ""lust room"" some men are knocked ou
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