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Sold Out / OOP Vinegar Syndrome proudly presents RED ROSES OF PASSION, the first release in our new Sexploitation Signature Series. This Blu-ray/DVD combo is strictly limited to 2,000 units and exclusively available through VinegarSyndrome.com and a few other select retail outlets. From the mind of erotic auteur Joe Sarno comes RED ROSES OF PASSION, a lurid tale of lust and violence. Carla is fed up with her dull home life, living a prudish existence with her spinster aunt. After being introduced to a tarot reader, Carla quickly finds herself involved with a mysterious sect known as The Cult of Pan, who have learned to harness the carnal powers of roses to entrap men into sexual liaisons. But as Carla delves deeper into the occult world, the true and much more sinister motives of the cult start to become apparent. Lauded as one of Sarno's finest films, RED ROSES OF PASSION is a grim melodrama, punctuated by sequences of torrid eroticism. Starring Sarno regular actors Patricia McNair and Judson Todd and lensed in contrast heavy black and white by future arthouse auteur Tony Lover, RED ROSES is a distinctly original sexploitation classic and has been fully restored by Vinegar Syndrome from its recently unearthed camera negative. Directed by: Joseph W. Sarno Combined cast: Patricia McNair, Judson Todd, Jean James, Carol Holleck, Helena Clayton, Frank Spencer 1966 / 80 minutes / B&W / 1.85:1 Region free Blu-ray/DVD combo pack Newly scanned and restored in 2k from the 35mm original camera negative Video interview with Sarno historian Michael Bowen English SDH Subtitles
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Red Roses of Passion (1966)
85 min
A man-hungry suburban woman feels frustrated since she lives in the home of her prudish aunt and cousin, who interrupt and criticise her amorous liaisons. A co-worker brings her to a tarot-card reader, who introduces her to a club of women who meet occasionally to share an intoxicating brew, tease each other erotically with long-stemmed roses and honour the heathen god Pan. The occultist manages to corrupt the aunt and cousin, and lure the woman into full-fledged membership so she might participate in its climactic ritual.

Red Roses of Passion (1966)
85 min
A man-hungry suburban woman feels frustrated since she lives in the home of her prudish aunt and cousin, who interrupt and criticise her amorous liaisons. A co-worker brings her to a tarot-card reader, who introduces her to a club of women who meet occasionally to share an intoxicating brew, tease each other erotically with long-stemmed roses and honour the heathen god Pan. The occultist manages to corrupt the aunt and cousin, and lure the woman into full-fledged membership so she might participate in its climactic ritual.