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Though they have branched out into more con­ven­tional fare in the last few years, Severin Films began their DVD-releasing career as spe­cial­ists in Euro-erotica and con­tinue to do this sort of mate­r­ial with great skill.  They’ve got another two gems in the pipeline with their forth­com­ing releases of Joy and Joy And Joan, a pair of French soft­core efforts that were pay-cable sta­ples in the mid-to-late 1980’s.  Both titles will fea­ture new anamor­phic trans­fers — each will be uncut for the first time in the U.S. — and the Joy disc also fea­tures a rare inter­view with its star, Claudia Udy.  Read on for all sleek, soft­core details…

JOY AND JOY & JOAN RESTORED, INCLUDING FOOTAGE NEVER BEFORE SEEN IN AMERICA

After a tri­umphant run with Hardware and the Inglorious Bastards Blu Ray releases last year, Severin Films returns to its roots with a pair of stel­lar sexs­ploita­tion clas­sics avail­able on May 25th.

French women have often led the way when it comes to erotic lit­er­a­ture. Following in the esteemed foot­steps of Anaïs Nin, Emmanuelle Arsan and Pauline Reage, Joy Laurey wrote a series of nov­els explor­ing one woman’s voy­age of sex­ual dis­cov­ery which became an inter­na­tional sen­sa­tion. And emu­lat­ing the suc­cess of Emanuelle and The Story Of O, film adap­ta­tions were soon to fol­low. Joy and Joy & Joan were huge hits on their release in the early 80s but for the first time in America they can now be seen in their uncut and uncen­sored orig­i­nal French ver­sions. For all pre­vi­ous releases of these films in the US have been cut to bits: a mas­sive 12 min­utes in the case of Joy and 5 min­utes in the case of Joy & Joan. Both films have been fully restored from the orig­i­nal neg­a­tives. In addi­tion for fans of Serge Bergon’s Joy (not directed by Serge In The Folds Of The Flesh Bergonzelli as is often erro­neously reported) we tracked down the delight­ful Claudia Udy, Joy her­self, for her first inter­view on the sub­ject since she quit the busi­ness over 15 years ago. Both Joy and Joy & Joan will be avail­able for pre-order on Amazon.com shortly.

Joy

Serge Bergon, 1983

The JOY That Started It All

Based On The Best-Selling Erotic Memoir

That Shocked The World

Her name was ‘Joy Laurey’, the pseu­do­nym of the French-American super­model whose 1981 auto­bi­og­ra­phy became the most scan­dalous erotic mem­oir of the decade. Two years later, exec­u­tive pro­ducer Benjamin Simon (Memoirs Of A French Whore) brought Joy’s scorch­ing saga to the screen and launched an all-new series of sen­sual movie clas­sics. Succulent Canadian star­let Claudia Udy (Dragonard) leaves noth­ing to the imag­i­na­tion as the glo­be­trot­ting celebrity whose pas­sion for men, women and strangers – in any com­bi­na­tion – shat­ters every sex­ual taboo. Joy has been now com­pletely restored from a print dis­cov­ered in the screen­ing room of a Paris brothel and is pre­sented uncut and uncen­sored – includ­ing the com­plete ‘Secret Orgy Dungeon’ sequence – for the first time ever in America.

EXTRAS:

•     Reflections With Joy – Interview with star Claudia Udy

Joy & Joan

Jacques Saurel, 1985

“HALL OF FAME NUDITY!

Brigitte Lahaie Is A True Icon Of Foreign Sexploitation!”

–MR. SKIN

It is rivaled only by the Emmanuelle series for its dar­ing sex­u­al­ity and endur­ing pop­u­lar­ity. And in this first – and best – sequel to the erotic smash JOY, French hard­core god­dess turned respected actress Brigitte Lahaie (Henry & June) takes over the tit­u­lar role of the inter­na­tional super­model with a relent­less pas­sion for sex­ual plea­sure. This time, Joy flees the betray­als and deprav­i­ties of her male lovers only to find ecstasy with a gor­geous tour guide (the deli­cious Isabelle Solar). But can one woman find a way to ful­fill Joy’s most inti­mate and shock­ing desire? Joy & Joan has been restored from mas­ter mate­ri­als seized in a Marseilles vice raid and is now pre­sented uncut and uncen­sored – includ­ing the com­plete ‘Philippine Sex Grotto’ sequence – for the first time ever in America.