The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)
Directed by Walerian Borowczyk
Starring Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee, Howard Vernon, Gérard Zalcberg
“Eroticism, sex, is one of the most moral parts of life. Eroticism does not kill, exterminate, encourage evil, lead to crime. On the contrary, it makes people gentler, brings joy, gives fulfillment, leads to selfless pleasure.” Walerian Borowczyk
That above quote really fits Borowczyk’s work, or at least of the little of his that I’ve seen. I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of what I’ve seen so far, but mainly because it is a little too…artsy for me, to be perfectly honest. Years ago, back in the grey market days, I had a title called The Bloodbath of Dr. Jekyll that starred Udo Kier. But the quality of the print was so bad, I never got around to watching it. But I had seen Borowczyk’s Immoral Tales, which featured a segment involving the Countess Bathory. So I knew somewhat the kind of strange and art-house type of films that he was known for, most primarily for The Beast (1975). But now, thanks to Arrow Video, this strange and for the most part lost film has not only been released, but in a great presentation, giving a whole new audience the chance to see it.
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