Psychopathia sexualis /
A dreamlike depiction of turn-of-the-century sexual deviance, from the pages of Richard von Krafft-Ebing's notorious medical text. As he interweaves fables of sexual repression, vampirism, hypnosis, sado-masochism and lesbianism, writer/director Bret Wood creates a haunted vision of an era whe...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Kino International,
[2007]
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| Summary: | A dreamlike depiction of turn-of-the-century sexual deviance, from the pages of Richard von Krafft-Ebing's notorious medical text. As he interweaves fables of sexual repression, vampirism, hypnosis, sado-masochism and lesbianism, writer/director Bret Wood creates a haunted vision of an era when medical science endeavored to label, cure or eliminate anyone who refused to conform to its idea of sexual "normalcy." |
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| Item Description: | Adapted from "Psychopathia sexualis" and "Text-book of insanity," by Richard von Krafft-Ebing. DVD release of the 2006 motion picture. Special features include: 30 minutes of deleted scenes; cast & crew interviews; two short films by Bret Wood: Judgement and Rapture; historical data on Krafft-Ebing; screenplay excerpts. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; widescreen presentation; 5.1 stereo surround. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, David Bruckner ; music, Paul Mercer ; editors, Craig Tollis, Bret Wood. |