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  • Originally posted by fatboyslim142 View Post

    I heard that someone is re-mastering Rollin's 1994 film Le parfum de Mathilde.
    That would be good, I think that's one of his better hardcore efforts (assuming his uncredited co-direction is true).
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    Last edited by agent999; 01-31-2023, 06:26 AM.
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    • Originally posted by agent999 View Post

      That would be good, I think that's one of his better hardcore efforts (assuming his uncredited co-direction is true).
      He did write the film. I saw the news on Facebook. The 2 Rollin porn films I'd like to see get HD releases are Phantasmes & Suce-moi vampire.

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      • Fascination is covered on the latest Wrong Reel podcast.

        https://wrongreel.com/podcast/wr642-...igitte-lahaie/
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        • Watched the Indicator UHD release of Shiver Of The Vampires last night, it's quite a nice upgrade over the Redemption Films Blu-ray release, the colors in particular look gorgeous and the detail is much stronger as well.
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          • I'm saving my first viewing of the new disc for the next time a totally relaxed / uninterrupted evening presents itself, but... looking forward to it.
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            • I just got the TWO ORPHAN VAMPIRES and SHIVER UHDs from Amazon. Beautiful and sturdy packaging just like their larger boxsets. I got some very high numbers so I wonder if Amazon is close to selling out.

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              • Rape Of The Vampire and Night Of The Hunted are the next Indicator releases and are slated for August.

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                • Rape Of The Vampire

                  https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/co...pire-4k-uhd-le

                  (Jean Rollin, 1968)
                  Release date: 21 August 2023
                  Limited Edition 4K UHD (World premiere)

                  Jean Rollin’s startling debut feature, 1968’s The Rape of the Vampire (Le Viol du vampire), introduces his unique take on vampirism, establishing the blend of surrealism, eroticism, and horror that would become his trademark.

                  In the film's first part, four strange women living in a decrepit château – and all believing themselves to be ancient vampires – are visited by a psychoanalyst who attempts to rid them of their apparent delusion. In the second, the Queen of the Vampires presides over a diabolical clinic, unaware that the head doctor is plotting against her.

                  With its surreal black-and-white images and riveting free-jazz score by François Tusques, The Rape of the Vampire was released in Paris to a scandalised response during the chaos of May ’68, heralding the arrival of a major new talent in the fantastique cinema. This new edition also includes Rollin’s 1965 short The Far Countries (Les Pays loin) restored in 4K.

                  INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES

                  New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
                  4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
                  Original French mono soundtrack
                  Audio commentary with writer-director Jean Rollin (2007)
                  Audio commentary with film expert and author Tim Lucas (2023)
                  Jean Rollin Introduces ‘The Rape of the Vampire’ (1998): filmed appraisal
                  Jean Rollin on ‘The Rape of the Vampire’ (2007): the director in conversation with festival programmer and journalist Joshua T Gravel at the Fantasia Film Festival, Montreal
                  Fragments of Pavement Under Sand (2023): updated documentary on the making of The Rape of the Vampire, directed by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, and including interviews with key collaborators Jean-Denis Bonan, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou and Jean-Loup Philippe
                  New interview with Jean-Denis Bonan, editor of The Rape of the Vampire and assistant director on The Far Countries (2023)
                  Newly edited archival interview with actor Jacqueline Sieger (2023)
                  Newly edited archival interview with actor Alain Yves Beaujour (2023)
                  Newly edited archival interview with actor Jean-Loup Philippe (2023)
                  Newly edited archival interview with composer François Tusques (2023)
                  Critical appreciation by author and film historian Virginie Sélavy (2023)
                  Alternative scene
                  Super 8 version: cut-down home cinema presentation
                  4K restoration of The Far Countries (Les Pays loins, 1965): Rollin’s second fictional short film tells of a couple lost in a maze of streets who can’t remember how they got there
                  The Far Countries audio commentary with Rollin (2007)
                  L’Itinéraire Souvenir (2018): artistic reconstruction of Rollin’s lost work from 1962 by filmmakers Victor Poucalow and Raja Tawil
                  Original theatrical trailer
                  Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
                  New and improved English translation subtitles
                  Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Beatrice Loayza, archival writing by Jean Rollin on the making of the film, an archival interview with the director by Peter Blumenstock, Jean Rollin’s recollections of shooting The Far Countries, and full film credits
                  World premiere on 4K UHD
                  Limited edition of 10,000 numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

                  All extras subject to change

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                  BBFC cert: 18
                  REGION FREE
                  EAN: 5060697922707


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                  • Night Of The Hunted.

                    https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/co...nted-4k-uhd-le

                    (Jean Rollin, 1980)
                    Release date: 21 August 2023
                    Limited Edition 4K UHD (World premiere)

                    One of Jean Rollin’s least-seen and most underrated works, The Night of the Hunted (La Nuit des traquées) finds the director moving away from his trademark tales of vampirism to explore a nightmarish, dystopian world.

                    In the dead of night, Elisabeth is rescued from unknown pursuers by Robert and taken to safety. But, after she is kidnapped and taken to an austere clinic whose distressed and abused patients are suffering from progressive memory loss, Robert sets out to find her and discover what is taking place in the clinic.

                    Shot at night on a shoestring budget, with a cast mostly drawn from France’s adult-film industry, The Night of the Hunted stars Rollin regulars Brigitte Lahaie (Fascination) and Natalie Perrey (Lips of Blood), and offers a stark and melancholic take on contemporary society.

                    INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES

                    New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
                    4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
                    Original French mono soundtrack
                    Selected scenes audio commentary with writer-director Jean Rollin (2006)
                    Selected scenes audio commentary with actor Brigitte Lahaie and Jean Rollin (2006)
                    Audio commentary with film expert and author Tim Lucas (2023)
                    Jean Rollin Introduces ‘The Night of the Hunted’ (1998): filmed appraisal
                    Jean Rollin on the ‘The Night of the Hunted’ (2007): the director in conversation with festival programmer and journalist Joshua T Gravel at the Fantasia Film Festival, Montreal
                    Perdues: ‘La Nuit des traquées’ (2023): updated documentary on the making of The Night of the Hunted, directed by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, and including interviews with Lahaie, critic Daniel Bird, and key collaborators Jean-Pierre Bouyxou and Natalie Perrey
                    Le Pont (2023): short film revisiting the aqueduct seen in The Night of the Hunted
                    Newly edited archival interview with Lahaie (2023)
                    Newly edited archival interview with producer Lionel Wallmann (2023)
                    Archival interview with porn performer Alain Plumey, who acted in The Night of the Hunted and Fascination, filmed at the Museum of Eroticism (2006)
                    Filmed critical appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower (2023)
                    Alternative sex scenes
                    Original theatrical trailer
                    Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
                    New and improved English translation subtitles
                    Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Ruairí McCann, archival writing by Jean Rollin on the making of the film, an archival interview with actor Brigitte Lahaie, and full film credits
                    World premiere on 4K UHD
                    Limited edition of 10,000 numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

                    All extras subject to change

                    #PHILE411U
                    BBFC cert: 18
                    REGION FREE
                    EAN: 5060697922929


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                    • I don't like upgrading when it's only UHD and not UHD/BD because I don't have a 4K setup yet but I will definitely get La Nuit des Traquées!

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                      • Lips of Blood and Fascination coming to UHD in time for Halloween. I take that with a pinch of salt though as Powerhouse sometimes miss their dates (like the Michael J Murphy collection which was supposed to be a Halloween release last year and eventually landed in January).
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                        • Coming in October.

                          INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES
                          New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
                          4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
                          Original French mono soundtrack
                          Audio commentary with Sylvia Kristel: From ‘Emmanuelle’ to Chabrol author Jeremy Richey (2023)
                          Jean Rollin Introduces ‘Fascination’ (1998): filmed appraisal
                          Rituals (2023): updated documentary on the making of Fascination by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, including interviews with key collaborators Natalie Perrey and Brigitte Lahaie
                          The Music of ‘Fascination’ (2023): new presentation of an interview with composer Philippe D’Aram
                          Newly edited archival interview with assistant director Natalie Perrey (2023)
                          Critical appreciation by the author and film historian Virginie Sélavy (2023)
                          Alternative sequences: two extended sex scenes
                          Original theatrical trailer
                          Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
                          Virgins and Vampires (1999): documentary on Rollin, produced and directed by Andy Starke and Pete Tombs, featuring contributions from actors Monica Swinn and Brigitte Lahaie, Nigel Wingrove of Redemption Films, and Rollin
                          New and improved English translation subtitles
                          Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Vanessa Morgan, an archival introduction by Jean Rollin, a previously untranslated archival interview with Rollin, an archival interview with actor Fanny Magier, critic Daniel Bird on the film’s soundtrack, and full film credits
                          World premiere on 4K UHD
                          Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

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                          • INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES
                            New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
                            4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
                            Original French mono soundtrack
                            Audio commentary with genre-film experts, critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2023)
                            Selected scenes audio commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
                            Jean Rollin Introduces ‘Lips of Blood’ (1998): filmed appraisal
                            The Beach That Follows Me (2005): Rollin reminisces about the beach in Dieppe and his many experiences filming there
                            Newly edited archival interview with Rollin (2023)
                            Newly edited archival interview with actor and frequent Rollin collaborator Natalie Perrey (2023)
                            Newly edited archival interview with actor Jean-Loup Philippe (2023)
                            Newly edited archival interview with actor Serge Rollin (2023)
                            Newly edited archival interview with actor Cathy Tricot (2023)
                            Critical appreciation by the author and film historian Virginie Sélavy (2023)
                            Original theatrical trailer
                            Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
                            New and improved English translation subtitles
                            Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Maitland McDonough, archival writing by Jean Rollin on the making of the film, archival interviews with Rollin and Annie Brilland, an analysis of Suck Me, Vampire, the hardcore film Rollin made using scenes from Lips of Blood, and full film credits
                            World premiere on 4K UHD
                            Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US


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                            • LIPS OF BLOOD is glorious. It's the Rollin film I think about most often.
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                              • I skipped the 'Rape..' / 'Night of the Hunted' pre-orders due to lack of funds, but will need to find a way to factor these two into my budgeting - definitely two of the Rollin films I'm most excited about re-visiting with new transfers.
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