I didn't bought BR for some months but the latest releases made me tear my wallet with some connoisseur stuff:
*** Valerie and her week of wonders *** 1970 - by Jaromil Jires
One hell of a surreal Czech movie about a teenage girl awakening sexuality
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPyPEraG74c Sequence to appreciate the master restoration (BTW, all the movie is strange like this)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYXC_3Ex8k *** Blastfighter *** 1984 - By Lamberto Bava
Lamberto is best known for his horror/thriller movies which never had the quality of the ones from his father (the great Mario Bava) but this one is rather surprising as it's a good mix of "Rambo meets Delivrance"
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wu5quivscY *** Grapes Of Death *** 1978 - by Jean Rollin
When Rollin does a "zombie" film, it's surely special... Lots of cheap gore and cool shots of rural France
Musical montage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JoUoFjOwes *** The Escapees *** 1981 - by Jean Rollin
A "realistic" (meaning no fantastic elements) road-movie by Rollin about two girls escaping from mental institution, wandering aimlessly and meeting various people. The original title ("Les paumées du patit matin") is much more accurate but hard to translate. Very obscure film with some flaws but definitely in line with the French style of the 80's (movies about marginals which somehow culminated in "The Big Blue" by Luc Besson)
*** The Hourglass Sanatorium *** 1973 - by Wojciech Has
Only saw it once nearly 20 years ago and I still have the VHS in my basement. I don't even remember the plot but this is one of those surreal movie that you can enjoy with your brain off. The restoration is top notch, making it look like a recent movie (not too much NR filter though):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_dro2RL0lU