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On the cusp of marriage, Liana becomes convinced she shouldn't live a life in service of a man. Instead, she leaves for Amalfi... On the cusp of marriage, Liana (Françoise Christophe, Fantômas) becomes convinced she shouldn't live a life in service of a man. Instead, she leaves for Amalfi, where she embarks on an affair. From there she makes for Paris, but each new adventure is compromised by some kind of emotional constraint, culminating in a final act of tragedy. Vittorio Cottafavi (Traviata '53)'s emotionally complex story exhibits the melodramatic finesse of Douglas Sirk with a style reminiscent of Max Ophuls. A remarkably modern exploration of female autonomy, A Free Woman has been newly restored by Radiance and is presented on home video for the first time outside of Italy. Bonus Materials 2K restoration from the original negative by Radiance Films Uncompressed mono audio Archival interview with director Vittorio Cottafavi (1995) Interview with Italian film expert Stephen Gundle (2026) Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow Booklet featuring new writing by critic Mariangela Sansone and archival writing by filmmaker Luc Moullet Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings Cast & Crew Actors: Francoise Christophe Pierre Cressoy Gino Cervi Director: Vittorio Cottafavi Top About this item Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews A Free Woman [Blu-ray] A Free Woman [Blu-ray]

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Originally released in 1961 as "Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide" in Italy, "Hercules and the Captive Women" is the updated US version released for audiences in 1963. Follow the chronicles of Hercules with Reg Park in his Hercules film debut! Action packed from the beginning, Hercules encounters Ismene (Laura Altan) when he must save her from a shape-shifting creature - and that's just the beginning! Ismene then brings Hercules to Atlantis where they come face to face with the evil Queen Antinea (Fay Spain), Ismene's mother, and try to prevent her dreams of world conquest. Will Hercules prevail? Find out in "Hercules and the Captive Women."

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Both opulent and humanly scaled, director Vittorio Cottafavi's Messalina (1960, aka Messalina Venere Imperatrice) is a rare Italian-made historical spectacle headlined by a solo-above-title female star, the ideally cast English-born Belinda Lee, in one of the final roles of her tragically shortened life. Playing the young beauty plucked from country life as the Vestal Valeria to enter an arranged marriage with the newly crowned Roman emperor Claudius, she ably portrays the sexual manipulativeness and raw hunger for power of the murderous empress of legend. Seducing several high-born lovers to gain political influence, Messalina learns that balancing her grasp on the aristocracy and the common folk is too much to handle, even as she longs for the affections of her true love, the ultimately incorruptible tribune Lucius Maximus (Spiros Focas).