{"product_id":"palace-of-pleasure","title":"Palace of Pleasure","description":"\u003cdiv data-content-field=\"excerpt\" class=\"ProductItem-details-excerpt\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA long-neglected classic of Canadian experimental cinema, a triumph of erotic art, a film about which Gene Youngblood once wrote, “See it and you’ll see a window on the future: a Joyce-Burroughs assemblage of bold, poetic surreal visions of physical love in every conceivable form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1967, John Hofsess released The Palace of Pleasure, a dual-screen therapeutic exploration of the erotic imagination. Intended as a trilogy, only the first two sequences were completed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first part, Redpath 25, is a fantasy meeting between a young woman and her dream lover; the second part, Black Zero, is a macabre, ritual vision of sexual freedom and domestic life that haunts the mind long after the screen has darkened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst pressing, limited edition of 1000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1967 \/ 38 minutes \/ colour \/ stereo \/ 2.66:1AR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-animation-role=\"content\" data-item-id=\"633df2b390bd5e54dc309a14\" class=\"product-quantity-input\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eNewly restored 4K digital master from the film’s surviving elements, approved by director John Hofsess\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eCommentary by film preservationist Stephen Broomer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Columbus of Sex: a speculative reconstruction\u003c\/strong\u003e, an exploration of Hofsess’s lost feature film\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Looking Cure\u003c\/strong\u003e, a video essay by Broomer on Hofsess’s concept of ‘cinematherapy’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResurrection of the Body\u003c\/strong\u003e, a speculative sequel to Hofsess’s film\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLiner notes by Hofsess and Broomer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Black Zero","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056175718444,"sku":"BLACKZERO002","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/products\/palace-of-pleasure-new-blu-ray-blackzero002-1806921.png?v=1772392268","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/palace-of-pleasure","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}