GIRLS WITHOUT SHAME (aka SCHOOLGIRL HITCHHIKERS) - Blu-ray LE [US]

THIS PRODUCT LISTING IS FOR THE BLU-RAY EDITION OF THIS TITLE. THE 4K UHD LISTING CAN BE FOUND HERE.

(Jean Rollin, 1973, 80 mins)
Release date: 27 May 2025
Limited Edition Blu-ray

Joëlle Cœur (The Demoniacs) and Gilda Arancio (Tender and Perverse Emanuelle) star in Girls Without Shame (Jeunes filles impudiques), Jean Rollin’s first foray into the world of erotic cinema, made under the pseudonym ‘Michel Gentil’.

Two curious young women, Monica (Cœur) and Jackie (Arancio), find an abandoned old house whilst out hiking. Retiring to bed, they soon find that the house is a hangout for a criminal gang who suspect them of stealing their loot...

Restored in 4K from the original negative, Girls Without Shame (aka Schoolgirl Hitchhikers) features a score by regular Rollin composer Pierre Raph (Requiem for a Vampire) and supporting turns by Willy Braque (Lips of Blood) and Rollin himself, and sees the director successfully transfer his trademark images and themes to a new genre. This edition also includes a new restoration of Hubert Lacoudre’s rare 1972 short film Sexana, an erotic spin on Alice in Wonderland, also starring Cœur.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
  
• Three presentations of the film: Jean Rollin’s original French-language version, Jeunes filles impudiques; and alternative English-language presentations, Girls Without Shame and Schoolgirl Hitchhikers
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary with film historian David Flint (2025)
  
• Territoire mental (2025, 25 mins): critical appreciation by journalist and musician Nicolas Stanzick
  
• Les Quatre années de cinéma de Joëlle Cœur (2025, 30 mins): filmed appreciation of the enigmatic softcore performer by actor, director and film historian Christophe Bier
  
• Original theatrical trailer
  
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
  
• Sexana (1972, 17 mins): new 4K presentation of Hubert Lacoudre’s surreal erotic short film starring Joëlle Cœur, featuring a new score by the experimental instrumental group Peninsula
  
• ‘Sexana’ de minuit à midi (2025, 11 mins): Stanzick analyses Sexana and the culture surrounding the legendary film magazine Midi-Minuit Fantastique
  
• Sexana image gallery
  
• New and improved English translation subtitles for the French version
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English versions
  
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Lucas Balbo, material from the film’s pressbook, an archival article on the French sex-film industry featuring an interview with ‘Michel Gentil’ (Jean Rollin), an archival interview with Willy Braque, new writing on Sexana, and full film credits
  
• Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

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