Vase de noces (1974)

Director:

Thierry Zéno

Writers:

Dominique Garny (screenplay)
John Kupferschmidt (writer)
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Release Date:

14 June 1975 (Japan)

Genre:

Horror | Romance

Plot:

A mad farmer falls in love with his pig and has mutant piglets with it. When the "piglets" prefer their mother over him, he hangs them all and the sow kills herself.

Plot Keywords:

Pig | Farm | Minimal Cast | Vomiting | Hanging

Cast

Dominique Garny

...

Farmer

Directed by
Thierry Zéno

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dominique Garny		screenplay
John Kupferschmidt		writer
Thierry Zéno		writer

Produced by
Thierry Zéno	....	producer

Original Music by
Alain Pierre

Cinematography by
Thierry Zéno

Film Editing by
Thierry Zéno

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laurette Blanariu	....	assistant director
Jean-Pol Ferbus	....	assistant director
Dominique Garny	....	assistant director
Anne West	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Roger Cambier	....	sound

Production Companies

• Zéno Films

Distributors

• Zéno Films (1974) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Camera Obscura (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Njutafilms (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Schmalz-Schneider (2009) (Austria) (DVD)

Also Known As:

One Man and His Pig
The Pig Fucking Movie (International: English title) (informal alternative title)
Wedding Trough (International: English title)
Svinet (Sweden) (DVD title) [sv]

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

Belgium

Language:

None

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | New Zealand:(Banned) | Australia:(Banned)

Company:

Zéno Films

Trivia:

This had trouble with the Australian censors when it was shown at the Perth International Film Festival in 1975. Normally, censorship does not affect film festivals, but pressure from conservatives forced the board of censors to ban the film. It was allowed to be shown after an appeal to the ban, but it was banned again in 1976.

Goofs:

Continuity: About one hour into the movie, he climbs into a hole with his pig. When he buries himself in the dirt he is fully clothed, but when he climbs back out he is undressed.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Of Pigs and Men (2009) (V)

You wanted pig-boinking. You found it....

Now I will admit I am a huge fan of any film deemed disturbing, gross or wrong (my download collection includes all of the Guinea Pig movies, Un Chien Andalou, Nekromantik among many others) and it actually took me a while to hear of Vase de Noces. I eventually heard about it on Listverse on a list of Top Ten Most Disturbing Movies. It was not on the list but someone had suggested it in the comments. On looking it up on IMDb I knew instantly that it must be added to my library of gross movies... After hours battling with The Pirate Bay, Limewire and Youtorrent (I don't pay for anything. Sue me.) I managed to download a full VHSrip of the movie (which I will happily send to anyone who wants it :] message me) and I watched it alone one night... If, like me, you love the grossness of films like this, you will not be disappointed. Otherwise I wouldn't recommend it. I admit it was hard to concentrate on the artiness of the film when man-pig breeding and coprophagia is going on but I did take a few minutes to appreciate the surreal aura of the film. As artsy as it is you gotta admit, somebody's gotta be smoking something to come up with this idea. Then again, this seems like the kind of idea I would come up with... It is definitely an acquired taste and it takes someone with guts of steel to really appreciate it. But I say go for it! It can't be worse than Two Girls One Cup...