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: Manhattan Love Suicides (1985) ()
4: Submit To Me (1985) ()
5: You Killed Me First (1985) ()
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17: Catholic (1991) ()
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: Bonus Material ()
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 | | Description: | Blu-ray version of iconic filmmaker/photographer Richard Kern's straight up, classic Hardcore. Color and B&W film shorts with Lydia Lunch, Henry Rollins, Lung Leg and more. This digitally restored and remastered Director's Cut features high resolution transfers of the original super 8 films. Includes Death Valley '69, the Right Side of My Brain, You Killed Me First, the Bitches, the Sewing Circle, X is Y, Fingered, Horoscope, Submit to Me Now, My Nightmare, Manhattan Loves Suicides, Submit to Me, and Evil Cameraman. Music from Sonic Youth, Cop Shoot Cop, J. G. Thirlwell, Butthole Surfers. Blu-ray features Fingered Outtakes, Lung Leg Extras, Unreleased Destruction Movie and an interview with Kern.Disc is not region-encoded.
Comes with 4-page booklet featuring photos and liner notes.
Director's cut, digitally restored & remastered."Richard Kern - Hardcore Collection: Director's Cut" on Blu-ray from MVD brings together a curated selection of underground films by the influential New York photographer and filmmaker Richard Kern. Known for his raw, transgressive Super 8 and 16 mm shorts from the 1980s downtown scene, Kern's work explores voyeurism, sexuality, compulsion, and the darker corners of human desire with a stark, confrontational style. This Director's Cut collection offers an intensified, unfiltered look into Kern's visual universe, presenting some of his most notorious and artistically significant pieces in a high-quality digital transfer that respects the grain, texture, and immediacy of the original films.
The Blu-ray edition is designed for collectors and cinephiles interested in experimental and underground cinema. MVD's release aims to preserve the abrasive authenticity of Kern's imagery while providing the stability and clarity of the Blu-ray format. Viewers can expect restored picture and carefully handled audio that maintain the raw edge of the original soundtracks, along with a curated structure that highlights the evolution of Kern's style--from stark black-and-white minimalism to more stylized, color-driven works. This collection is not mainstream entertainment; it is a challenging, artist-driven anthology that situates itself between art gallery, punk fanzine, and cinema.
MVD (Music Video Distributors / MVD Visual) is known for releasing cult, independent, and catalog titles that are often underserved by major studios. Specializing in music films, documentaries, and genre cinema, MVD has built a reputation as a reliable curator and distributor for fans of off-the-beaten-path content. Their catalog spans classic concerts, punk and metal documentaries, horror obscurities, and art-house curiosities, consistently placing emphasis on preservation and access for niche audiences. With the "Hardcore Collection: Director's Cut," MVD once again underscores its commitment to keeping influential underground work available in durable, high-quality editions.
Richard Kern himself is a central figure of the New York No Wave and underground cinema movement, closely associated with the 1980s East Village art and music scene. He first gained attention through stark, confrontational short films and photographic work that frequently appeared in independent magazines and gallery spaces. Over the years, Kern has developed a parallel career as a respected photographer, shooting for art publications and cultural magazines and publishing multiple photography books focused on intimate, often controversial portraiture. His name has become synonymous with a particular strain of raw, personal, and provocative visual storytelling. Many of his films feature performers drawn from the same downtown milieu--musicians, artists, and models who contributed to the era's countercultural energy--though this edition's precise participant list is not specified. The "Hardcore Collection: Director's Cut" stands as a concentrated overview of Kern's distinctive contribution to transgressive cinema and underground visual art. | | | Actors: |
Emilio Cubeiro, Jet, Lydia Lunch, Henry Rollins |
| | Director: |
Richard Kern, Nick Zedd, Sonic Youth |
| | Producer: |
Donna Deitch |
| | Age rating: |
Suitable only for adults |
| | Manufacturer No.: |
MVD5370BR |
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