Marquis

[Machine Translation] An allegory for adults in which reason and instinct speak to each other, depicting the ideas of Marquis de Sade with an alien worldview. A fantastic art cult film - finally released on Blu-ray for the first time in Japan! A participant in the 1989 Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival, Marquis de Sade ("Marquis" = Marquis) was an 18th century French aristocrat, philosopher and writer. His name is the origin of the word "sadism," and he is still a controversial figure known for his radical ideas and provocative works. In this film, all the characters wear special animal make-up and masks, and the film depicts the bizarre and surreal world of Sade's mind and thoughts as he immerses himself in his creative work in his cell, along with his own genitalia, the corains. A unique work that mixes satire, comedy, and eroticism, it is a cult film that stands out from the many cult works on the market, and has finally been released on Blu-ray for the first time in Japan. --The film is set at the end of the 18th century, just before the French Revolution. The Marquis de Sade is imprisoned in the Bastille prison. In solitary confinement, his only companion is his sex organ "Collin," who has a different personality. The two constantly engage in philosophical discussions about reason and instinct, while the Marquis de Sade spends his days immersed in writing. Soon, the revolutionary spirit was rising, and a popular uprising was about to erupt outside the prison. The Marquis de Sade and Collin are also caught up in the upheaval of the times.

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マルキ・ド・サドの思想を異質な世界観で描いた理性と本能が語らう大人の寓話。幻想的アート・カルト作品――ついに国内初Blu-ray化! 1989年・東京国際ファンタスティック映画祭参加作品。18世紀フランスの貴族にして哲学者・作家、マルキ・ド・サド (「マルキ」=侯爵)。その名は「サディズム」の語源となるほど過激な思想と挑発的な作品で知られ、今なお物議を醸す人物である。本作では、登場人物がすべて動物の特殊メイクやマスクをまとい、独房で創作に没頭するサドの心象と思想を、自身の性器であるコランと共に、奇抜でシュールな世界観で描き出す。風刺、コメディ、エロティシズムが混在した異色作で数あるカルト作品の中でも一線を画す異端のカルト映画が、国内初Blu-ray化でついに登場。――18世紀末、フランス革命直前。バスティーユ牢獄に投獄されたサド侯爵。独房で唯一の対話相手は、別の人格を持つ自身の性器「コラン」。二人は理性と本能をめぐって絶えず哲学的な議論を交わし、サド侯爵は執筆に没頭する日々を過ごしていた。やがて革命の気運が高まり、牢獄の外では民衆の蜂起が勃発しようとしていた。揺れ始めた時代のうねりは、サド侯爵とコランにも及んでいく――。