Tag Archives: Jean Rollin

Lips of Blood (1975)

Posted on February 20, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

By the time Jean Rollin made Lips of Blood (1975), his technique was settled, and he could exert his unique style of storytelling with more confidence. Here is a film which is both consistently dreamlike and consistently logical, even if … Continue reading →

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The Demoniacs (1974)

Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

In a late-nineteenth century coastal village somewhere in Europe, a gang of land-moored pirates routinely use lights to deceive ships into wrecking upon the sharp rocks, and subsequently loot the remains. But one evening, after triumphing over their latest bounty, … Continue reading →

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Double Feature: Schoolgirl Hitchhikers (1973)/Bacchanales Sexuelles (1974)

Posted on February 8, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

The story is that while Jean Rollin was filming Requiem for a Vampire (1972), production manager Lionel Wallman encouraged him to include some scenes of a graphic sexual nature to make the film more commercial (Rollin relented, and filmed the … Continue reading →

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