Live the incredible adventure of 70s and 80s exploitation cinema through the movies and career of the cult French actress, Brigitte Lahaie. Enjoy the book abounding in magnificent photos, interviews, anecdotes, information and analyses.

We previously stocked the French edition. This new crowdfunded edition is in English and expanded from 304 to 352 pages, and comes with a DVD of a 2-hour "Masterclass with Brigitte Lahaie"

The interior pages shown are of the French edition, but we will send you the English language edition.

From the back cover:

Brigitte Lahaie played in more than a hundred films of every genre, from porn to horror by way of thriller, adventure and comedy. She has sliced jugulars liberally, fought pesticide-infected zombies, fooled moronic Nazis, opposed drug cartels in South America, undertaken the sex education of wanton young women, and experimented in just about every form of physical love.

Her film career is unique, rich, extraordinary. She is the incarnation of the golden age of French porn cinema worldwide, and the queen of French B- and Z-movies of the 70s and 80s, a cinema characterized by an incredible recklessness and a joyful burst of emancipation. Her unforgettable face and spectacular body, her audacity and her exceptional personality made her an absolute icon of sexual freedom, awakening the senses of whole generations of spectators.

Relive here, in her company, her cinematographic adventures, and dive into the great era of X-rated cinema shot in 35mm, made in a spirit of celebration and good-natured provocation, with beautiful images and chiseled dialogue. Discover also the world of neighborhood cinemas, where directors and producers devoted all their energies to satisfy the expectations of audiences eager for violence, erotica, blood, fun, and often much more than that.

Thanks to a rich iconography, including superb photos taken on the sets, most of them unpublished, go behind the scenes of twenty-six cult films by Brigitte Lahaie, and share her memories of filming as well as those of her producers, directors and partners: Francis Mischkind, Richard Allan, Denise Lascene, René Chateau, Gerard Kikoine, Burd Tranbaree, Erwin C. Dietrich, Michel Barny, Jean-Marie Pallardy, Fabrice Du Welz and many others.

Brigitte Lahaie, body and words--beginning with her own--unvarnished and unfettered: everything, you will know everything about the career of the most celebrated French cult actress!

From the publisher:

Finally, you can order the full English version of Brigitte Lahaie, les films de culte, which has been in constant demand since its French release. It also includes the DVD which came with the French edition, featuring a master class with Brigitte shot in Paris, fully subtitled in English.

This book is a dream come true for any Brigitte Lahaie fan. Its 352 color pages, in hard cover with soft touch finish, retrace the epic journey of the actress through European cinema, from her erotic masterpieces to Jess Franco's Faceless (1987), as well as her Jean Rollin movies, her silly comedies and her appearances alongside Alain Delon, or Yves Montand. Written hand in hand with Brigitte, we had it translated to please anyone who loves our French Eurocult queen.

Immerse yourself in the incredible adventure of 70s and 80s exploitation cinema through Brigitte's intense filmography. Two crazy decades when directors, actresses, actors, scriptwriters, producers, distributors and technicians dedicated all their energy to satisfying the eager public's desire for violence, butts, blood, fun...and often much more than that. We went to meet them all, to collect their words, their stories, their truths, sometimes shortly before it became too late.

Interviews and anecdotes about a time when sex movies were shot on 35mm, with beautiful images and well thought-out dialogues, made in a festive spirit and good-natured provocation.

If you like the poetry of Jean Rollin's movies, whose muse was Brigitte Lahaie, you will feel at home. If you have a weakness for French grindhouse movies with malefic nurses, moronic Nazis, or smutty humor or women-cops with big guns, you are welcome as well!

Pulse is an independent label based in France, run by two passionate fans, Claude Gaillard and Guillaume Le Disez, to share their love of exploitation cinema, with books, blu-rays and records.