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Jean Rollin
Born 3 November, 1938
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris
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Jean Rollin made his first "well known"
movie in 1967. It was in Black&White and is called "The
Rape of the Vampire". He was to make lots of movies
in this genre throughout his career. His movies usually include
female vampires, often lesbian. Typical for his movies is they have
a slow pace, often dreamlike atmosphere, and long scenes. In addition
to his horror films, Rollin also made some Porn movies during his
career but he then worked under different aliases, like "Michel
Gentil" and "Robert Xavier". It's said that he did
these to make money for the horror movies he wanted to create. He
made what is regarded as his best movies during the 70's, and they
include: "Lips of Blood"
(1975), "The
Grapes of Death" (1978) and "Fascination"
(1979). His last film (so far) is "Fiancée
Of Dracula" (2002)
In the past, finding his movies outside of France, has been very
difficult until a UK company called Redemption Films started releasing
his movies. Redemption Films also made a deal with Image Entertainment
for releasing Rollin movies in the US. Because of this, many of
his movies are now avaliable on DVD.
My oppinion
Jean Rollin is my favourite Exploitation/Eurosleaze director alongside
Jesus Franco. I like the two in very different ways though. Where
Jesus Franco's movies often are pure sleaze (which I find very entertaining
as well), there is an "artistic" feel over Rollin's movies.
He manages to create a fantastic atmosphere in many of his movies.
This often due to the great locations he uses (like old castles,
small villages and such). Also, the slow pace helps give the movies
the right atmosphere. The visual part seems to be much more important
for Rollin then the plot.
Rollin's best movie in my opinion is "The
Grapes of Death" which is actually a bit different
then most his movies. It's more horror - less sleaze then I'm used
too with Rollin's movies, and zombies instead of vampires.
Jean Rollin is a director you should stay clear of if you want your
movies to move forward in a quick pace, but if you're the more patient
type, he might be up your alley.
Filmography
Below is the list of some of the movies Jean Rollin
directed. He's made quite a few adult movies as well, that I've chosen
not included in this list.
| Nr |
Year |
Title
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Screenshots |
Link |
| 1 |
1967 |
Rape of the Vampire, The
aka Viol du vampire, Le
aka Queen of the Vampires
aka Vampire Women
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IMDB |
| 2 |
1969 |
Nude Vampire, The
aka Vampire nue, La
aka Naked Vampire, The
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IMDB |
| 3 |
1970 |
Shiver of the Vampires, The
aka Frisson des vampires, Le
aka Sex and the Vampire
aka Strange Things Happen at Night
aka Terror of the Vampires, The
aka Thrill of the Vampires
aka Vampire Thrills
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IMDB |
| 4 |
1971 |
Requiem for a Vampire
aka Vierges et vampires
aka Caged Vampires
aka Caged Virgins
aka Crazed Vampire, The
aka Crazed Virgins
aka Dungeon of Terror
aka Requiem pour un vampire
aka Sex Vampires
aka Virgins and Vampires
aka Virgins and the Vampires
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IMDB |
| 5 |
1973 |
Rose of Iron
aka Rose de fer, La
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IMDB |
| 6 |
1973 |
Démoniaques, Les
aka Demoniacs
aka Curse of the Living Dead
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IMDB |
| 7 |
1974 |
Bacchanales sexuelles
aka Fly Me the French Way
aka Tout le monde il en a deux
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Screenshots |
IMDB |
| 8 |
1975 |
Lips of Blood
aka Lèvres de sang
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IMDB |
| 9 |
1975 |
Phantasmes
(Adult/Horror)
aka Once Upon a Virgin
aka Phantasme pornographique
aka Seduction of Amy, The
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IMDB |
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10
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1978 |
Grapes
of Death, The
aka Raisins de la mort, Les
aka Pesticide
aka Raisins of Death, The
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Screenshots |
IMDB |
| 11 |
1979 |
Fascination
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Screenshots |
IMDB |
| 12 |
1980 |
Night of the Hunted, The
aka Nuit des traquées, La
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IMDB |
| 13 |
1981 |
Zombie Lake
aka Lac des morts vivants, Le
aka Lake of the Living Dead, The
aka Zombies Lake
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IMDB |
| 14 |
1981 |
Runaways, The
aka Échapées, Les
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IMDB |
| 15 |
1982 |
Living Dead Girl, The
aka Morte vivante, La
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IMDB |
| 16 |
1984 |
Sidewalks of Bangkok
aka Trottoirs de Bangkok, Les
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IMDB |
| 17 |
1988 |
Emanuelle 6 (uncredited)(Thriller)
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IMDB |
| 18 |
1989 |
Lost In New York
aka Perdues dans New York
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IMDB |
| 19 |
1990 |
Claw of Horus, The (TV)
aka Griffe d'Horus, La
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IMDB |
| 20 |
1991 |
À la poursuite de Barbara
(Uncredited)(Adventure)
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IMDB |
| 21 |
1993 |
Killing Car
aka Femme dangereuse, La
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IMDB |
| 22 |
1997 |
Two Orphan Vampires
aka Deux orphelines vampires, Les
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IMDB |
| 23 |
2002 |
Fiancée de Dracula, La
aka Retour de Dracula, Le
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IMDB |
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Other Jean Rollin resources:
IMDB
- (Filmography, ++)
Mondo
Erotico - (News on Jean Rollin DVD
releases + more)
e-splatter
- (Jean Rollin Biography + more)
DVD
Aficionado - (List of released Jean
Rollin DVD's)
Atomic
Cinema - (Jean Rollin DVD's and DVD-r's
for sale (also Adult DVD-r's))
Google
Images - (Google image search on Jean
Rollin)
Sources
IMDB
e-splatter
- (Jean Rollin Biography + more)
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