Resurrection of Eve – Mitchell Brothers Film Group (Blu-ray)

Theatrical Release Date: USA, 1973
Directors: Jon Fontana, Artie Mitchell
Writers: Jon Fontana, Artie Mitchell
Cast: Nancy Weich, Mimi Morgan, Marilyn Chambers, Matthew Armon, Kandi Johnson, Johnnie Keyes, Dale Meador

Release Date: January 20th, 2026
Approximate Running Time: 84 Minutes 25 Seconds
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 Aspect Ratio / 1080 Progressive / MPEG-4 AVC
Rating: NR
Sound: DTS-HD Mono English
Subtitles: English SDH
Region Coding: Region Free
Retail Price: $54.98

"With ocean waves crashing below, Eve sits by herself atop a cliff. Suddenly a man approaches her; the man who will change her life forever. Her memories of childhood torment slowly give way to the optimism of young adulthood and a chance at happiness with successful DJ Frank Paradise, but everything changes in a near-fatal instant when a car crash leaves Eve disfigured. While her new face emerges and her scars start to heal, she must now accept that those who seemed to love her may not have had Eve's true desires and best interests in mind. The chains of conformity begin to strain as Eve learns the value of overcoming her deep-rooted guilt and repression." - synopsis provided by the distributor

Video: 4/5

Here’s the information provided about this release's transfer, "newly restored from the 35mm blow-up CRI."

Resurrection of Eve comes on a 50 GB dual layer Blu-ray.

Disc Size: 34.1 GB

Feature: 24.5 GB

For anyone who has seen Resurrection of Eve in any of its previous home media incarnations, this new release's transfer will be a revelation; it is virtually free of any print debris and what remains is extremely minor. Flesh tones and colors look correct; image clarity, contrast, black levels, and compression are solid; and the image always looks organic. That said, its source is several notches below Behind the Green Door’s 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo release.

Audio: 4/5

This release comes with one audio option, a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH. The audio sounds clean, clear, and balanced, and range-wise ambient sounds and the score are well-represented.

Extras: 

Extras for this release include an archival image gallery with music from the film playing in the background (posters/advertisements/magazine articles/stills), the initial release trailer (4 minutes 23 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), the wide release trailer (1 minute 32 seconds, Dolby Digital mono with text in English), never-before-seen trims & outtakes (19 minutes 28 seconds, no sound), an 8mm digest version of Resurrection of Eve (29 minutes 25 seconds, 1.33:1 aspect ratio, no sound), a featurette with Marilyn Chambers biographer Jared Stearns titled Porn Was Born Here: A History of The Tenderloin (5 minutes 57 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), a featurette with Jared Stearns titled The Many Faces Of Marilyn Chambers (7 minutes 57 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an audio interview with actor Johnnie Keyes moderated by Ashley West of The Rialto Report (72 minutes 5 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an audio commentary with Jared Stearns, a 11x17 replica Japanese one-sheet, reversible cover art, a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (limited to 3,000 units), and a 40-page perfect bound book with an essay titled Beyond the Green Door written by Casey Scott, an essay titled Resurrection of Eve: Marilyn Chambers, Female Desire and the Rebirth of X written by Jared Stearns, and archival images.

Summary:

After a near-tragic car accident, a young woman named Eve tries to put the pieces of her life back together, including her marriage, which is on shaky ground. To further complicate things, her stepfather sexually abused her as a child, which has left her unable to fully commit in a relationship. Eve's husband brings her to swinger parties as a reluctant participant, but she eventually finds sexual satisfaction that has always eluded her.

How does one follow up or even top one of adult cinema’s most legendary films, Behind the Green Door? In 1973, Artie Mitchell and cinematographer Jon Fontana, who had previously collaborated on Behind the Green Door, teamed up again for the Mitchell brothers' follow-up film, The Resurrection of Eve. The thing that immediately grabs you about Resurrection of Eve is how much time it invests in moments of exposition when compared to its contemporaries.

Also returning to the fold is Marilyn Chambers in the lead role of Eve. Where she was the star and focal point of Behind the Green Door, this time around she is one of three actresses who portray the character of Eve, and she’s more prominent in the latter half of the film. Nancy Weich and Mimi Morgan are the other actresses who portray Eve as a teenager and before her accident; while they both deliver solid performances, they don’t have Marilyn Chambers’ screen presence. When viewed as a whole, it makes sense why three actresses were used for the role of Eve, since the time frame covered would have been difficult for one actress to pull off.

While Behind the Green Door offered more of an experience, its successor, The Resurrection of Eve, significantly surpasses it in terms of narrative depth. The film devotes a lot of time to fleshing out Eve's story via flashbacks, and beyond Eve, the writers define most of the characters well, specifically her husband. Eve's transformation from having sexual hang-ups rooted in childhood trauma to achieving sexual liberation serves as the driving force of the narrative.

The Mitchell Brothers’ approach to adult cinema significantly differs from that of their contemporaries, as they avoid excessive "money shots" and exercise restraint in fully depicting sexual acts. Marilyn Chambers’ performance in The Resurrection of Eve is nothing short of amazing in the way she evolves Eve from a repressed housewife into a sexual exhibitionist. Ultimately, The Resurrection of Eve is truly a monumental achievement in the world of adult cinema.

Mitchell Brothers Film Group gives The Resurrection of Eve a definitive release. Highly recommended.

 

Written by Michael Den Boer