{"product_id":"maple-syrup-pix-vol-1","title":"Maple Syrup Pix, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"p-rich_text_block\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p-rich_text_section\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis special limited edition Blu-ray comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Robert Sammelin), includes a 40-page perfect bound book (\u003cem\u003elimited edition only\u003c\/em\u003e), and is limited to \u003cstrong\u003e2,000 units\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. This label is focused on the country’s original cinematic boom years – spanning the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s – occasionally venturing past that period (and the country’s borders) to highlight the films of Canada’s most inspired actors and filmmakers. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing CIP's brand new line of home video releases!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo classic sex comedies from Québec’s “Maple Syrup Porno” movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTWO WOMEN IN GOLD (DEUX FEMMES EN OR) – Feeling neglected by their husbands, bored housewives Fernande (\u003cem\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e’s Monique Mercure) and Violette (\u003cem\u003ePanic\u003c\/em\u003e’s Louise Turcot) embrace a new spirit of liberated promiscuity, delighting in casual sex with the men in their suburban neighbourhood. After establishing himself as a director of documentary shorts, Claude Fournier graduated to feature filmmaking with this explicit sex comedy written in collaboration with his wife Marie-José Raymond. More than simply confirming the commercial viability of the “Maple Syrup Porno” movement, \u003cem\u003eTwo Women in Gold\u003c\/em\u003e went on to become one of the biggest box office successes in the history of Québec, inspiring countless imitators and a 2025 remake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE APPLE, THE STEM AND THE SEEDS! (LA POMME, LA QUEUE ET LES PEPINS) – Riding high on the sexual vitality of their blossoming romance, Martial (\u003cem\u003eGina\u003c\/em\u003e’s Donald Lautrec) and Louise (\u003cem\u003eThe Red Kitchen\u003c\/em\u003e’s Han Masson) are thrown a curveball when Martial emerges from their wedding day with a crippling case of impotence. As Louise grows frustrated with her new state of celibacy, friends, family, and scientists join forces to help Martial recapture his virility. Four years after \u003cem\u003eTwo Women in Gold\u003c\/em\u003e, Fournier and Raymond partnered with the “Maple Syrup Porno” pioneers at Cinépix to deliver an exercise in heightened bad taste and bawdy screwball absurdity that remains their most outrageous effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"p-rich_text_block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003edirected by: Claude Fournier\u003cbr\u003estarring: Monique Mercure, Louise Turcot, Marcel Sabourin, Donald Pilon, Donald Lautrec, Han Masson, Roméo Pérusse, Janine Sutto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1970, 1974 \/ 194 min (combined) \/ 2.35:1, 1.85:1 \/ French DTS-HD MA 2.0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"p-rich_text_block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional info:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"p-rich_text_block\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion A Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScanned and restored by Éléphant - mémoire du cinéma québécois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew \u003cem\u003eTwo Women in Gold\u003c\/em\u003e audio commentary featuring writer\/film programmer Justine Peres Smith and film historian Alex Rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew \u003cem\u003eThe Apple, the Stem and the Seeds!\u003c\/em\u003e audio commentary featuring writer\/film critic Ralph Elawani and Rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions for both films featuring writer\/producer Marie-José Raymond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with Raymond on \u003cem\u003eTwo Women in Gold\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with Raymond on \u003cem\u003eThe Apple, the Stem and the Seeds!\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaple Syrup Promo (1969-1975, 23 min.) - Theatrical trailers for \u003cem\u003eTwo Women in Gold\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Apple, the Stem and the Seeds!\u003c\/em\u003e, and eight other “Maple Syrup Porno” films from filmmakers Gilles Carle, Claude Fournier, Denis Héroux, and Jean Pierre Lefebvre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaple Syrup Promo commentary featuring film programmer Marc Lamothe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternate English language audio track for Two Women in Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40-page perfect bound book featuring a new essay by filmmaker\/professor Éric Falardeau, a collection of “Maple Syrup Porno” posters, and new Motion Picture Purgatory comic strips on both films by Rick Trembles (\u003cem\u003eLimited Edition exclusive\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble-sided poster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible cover artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish SDH subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Canadian International Pictures","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Slipcase","offer_id":49054221795511,"sku":"CIP-046 CASE","price":49.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard Edition","offer_id":49054221828279,"sku":"CIP-046","price":36.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/9531\/8199\/files\/Maple_Syrup_Pix_Vol1_P1_CIP-046_8IKN2.jpg?v=1787687811","url":"https:\/\/ocndistribution.com\/products\/maple-syrup-pix-vol-1","provider":"OCN Distribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}