New Extremity Box Set Collects ‘High Tension,’ ‘Anatomy of Hell,’ ‘Frontier(s),’ ‘Martyrs’ on Blu-ray

Australia’s Umbella Entertainment has announced the New Extremity Collection: Volume 1, a Blu-ray box set featuring four provocative French films: High Tension, Anatomy of Hell, Frontier(s), and Martyrs.

2003’s High Tension (also known as Haute Tension and Switchblade Sisters) is directed by Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes), who co-wrote with Grégory Levasseur. Cécile de France, Maïwenn, and Philippe Nahon star.

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia’s parents’ secluded farmhouse, but their idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary by Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur
• Audio Commentary by film hustorians Josh Nelson and Alex Heller-Nicholas (new)
• Haute Horror: Making of High Tension 2003 Documentary
• 2003 Interview with Cécile de France
• 2003 Interview with Maïwenn
• 2003 Interview with Phillippe Nahon
• Head Case: Final Girls, Fabulism and Amour Fou in Alexandre Aja’s High Tension with Anton Bitel (new)
• Stills Gallery (new)
• Trailer

2004’s Anatomy of Hell (also known as Anatomie de l’enfer) is written and directed by Catherine Breillat, based on her 2001 novel Pornocratie. Amira Casar and Rocco Siffredi star, with Breillat serving as narrator.

A woman employs a gay man to spend four nights at her house to watch her when she’s “unwatchable.”

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary by Faculty of Horror host Alexandra West (new)
• Watching the Unwatchable: Kath Dooley on Catherine Breillat’s Anatomy of Hell (new)
• The Torment of the Other: Desire and Corporeality in the Cinema of Catherine Breillat – A Video Essay by Nadine Whitney (new)
• The Tortured and Suffering Woman in New French Extremity with Zoe Rose Smith (new)
• Interview with director Catherine Breillat
• Stills Gallery (new)
• Trailer

2007’s Frontier(s) (also known as Frontière(s)) is written and directed by Xavier Gens (Hitman). Karina Testa, Aurélien Wiik, Estelle Lefébure, and Samuel Le Bihan star.

A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary by Director Xavier Gens and Actress Karina Testa
• Audio Commentary by Critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (new)
• Torture Born: Maternal Horror in Frontier(s) – A Video Essay by Josh Nelson (new)
• Work, Family and Country: The Far-Right in France – A Video Essay by Alexandra West (new)
• The Making of Frontier(s) featurette
• Deleted Scenes with Optional commentary
• Storyboards with Optional commentary
• Stills Gallery
• Trailer

2008’s Martyrs is written and directed by Pascal Laugier. Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, and Catherine Bégin star.

A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

Special Features:

• Audio commentary by film historian Dr. Lindsay Hallam
• BFI at Home – Horror à la Française online panel with Anna Bogutskaya, Alexandra West and Dr. Lindsay Hallam
• Organic Chronicles: The Making of Martyrs
• Interview with director Pascal Laugier
• Make-up interview with Benoit Lestang
• New French Extremity trailer reel
• Stills gallery
• International poster gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• Teaser trailer
• Easter Egg

Each film is housed in its own Blu-ray case with new artwork by MELBS, all packaged together inside a rigid slipcase. The limited collector’s edition includes a 100+ page book with essays by Alexandra West, Grant Watson, Jack Sargeant and Matt Konopka alongside eight art cards and two reversible posters.

Priced at $75, the New Extremity Collection: Volume 1 is due out on June 4.

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