Many artists are not appreciated till after they have long passed away or society catches up with their ideas. Dying is not a prerequisite to fame since garbage is still garbage. In the case of the singular Jean Rollin, you have a double-edged sword which in documentary Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin (2022) tells well.
Jean Rollin was one of the later to become Eurocult cinema’s most misunderstood personalities. These creators imbue their personalities in their work, unlike mainstream directors. Mainstream will say they create unique stories or camera angles with the full knowledge that it all comes down to one from a studio. The Diabolique films team of Dima Ballin and Kat Ellinger who Directed, Wrote & Produced this roughly two-hour documentary has done a solid job without being academically dry.
Orchestrator of Storms (2022) features lips and interviews with key people in Rollin’s past. The...
Jean Rollin was one of the later to become Eurocult cinema’s most misunderstood personalities. These creators imbue their personalities in their work, unlike mainstream directors. Mainstream will say they create unique stories or camera angles with the full knowledge that it all comes down to one from a studio. The Diabolique films team of Dima Ballin and Kat Ellinger who Directed, Wrote & Produced this roughly two-hour documentary has done a solid job without being academically dry.
Orchestrator of Storms (2022) features lips and interviews with key people in Rollin’s past. The...
- 3/10/2023
- by Horror Asylum
- Horror Asylum
The era of cinema referred to as Eurohorror is defined by its eroticism, over-the-top violence, and psychedelic supernatural approaches to storytelling. It’s a rabbit hole of movie culture. There are twisting avenues and bizarre subsections that seem endless, but few filmmakers created a library as compulsively watchable and weirdly hypnotizing as Jean Rollin’s. This man’s filmography is massive, a good amount of them representing his work-for-hire hardcore movies and the cheesier selection of horror films. One gets what one might expect: waif-like young women seducing men, seducing each other, and drinking gallons of bright red blood.
Yet something sets Rollin’s films apart from similar offerings: they’re literate. Rollin draws many of his plots from classic Gothic romances. He must have adapted Carmilla in one form or another a dozen times. Sheridan Le Fanu’s story, about an innocent girl seduced by a lonely but evil companion,...
Yet something sets Rollin’s films apart from similar offerings: they’re literate. Rollin draws many of his plots from classic Gothic romances. He must have adapted Carmilla in one form or another a dozen times. Sheridan Le Fanu’s story, about an innocent girl seduced by a lonely but evil companion,...
- 4/25/2017
- by Ben Larned
- DailyDead
Shock spills forth some sanguinary shots from Jean Rollin’s 1982 masterpiece The Living Dead Girl. Late French filmmaker Jean Rollin was the poet of European exploitation, bringing a gentle, aching melancholy and sensitivity to his erotic, bloody fever dreams. And certainly none of his pictures are as erotic or bloody as his 1982 female vampire…
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- 2/26/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
company Aeteas Filmproduktions
If you’re going to exploit the crowd for a quick buck, you should at least have the decency to do it the old fashioned way, by getting seriously bloody and seriously sexy. Erotically charged horror movies not only provide a visceral thrill, they’re likely to linger longer in the memory than a picture about flying sharks.
The pinnacle of this subgenre is represented by the likes of Jean Rollin’s La Morte Vivante, a weird, atmospheric film about a young woman who returns from the dead with an insatiable lust for blood. Despite having been dead for 2 years, she reanimates as a beautiful naked blonde who wanders around France in search of victims. The film struck a chord with Rob Zombie, who had a hit with a song that borrowed the film’s English language title, The Living Dead girl.
Rollin’s beautifully photographed features...
If you’re going to exploit the crowd for a quick buck, you should at least have the decency to do it the old fashioned way, by getting seriously bloody and seriously sexy. Erotically charged horror movies not only provide a visceral thrill, they’re likely to linger longer in the memory than a picture about flying sharks.
The pinnacle of this subgenre is represented by the likes of Jean Rollin’s La Morte Vivante, a weird, atmospheric film about a young woman who returns from the dead with an insatiable lust for blood. Despite having been dead for 2 years, she reanimates as a beautiful naked blonde who wanders around France in search of victims. The film struck a chord with Rob Zombie, who had a hit with a song that borrowed the film’s English language title, The Living Dead girl.
Rollin’s beautifully photographed features...
- 2/3/2016
- by Ian Watson
- Obsessed with Film
Above: The Iron Rose
The early films by Jean Rollin are different pockets of the same world. The stretch of beach near Dieppe acts as a portal connecting these pockets, which are populated by vampires, clowns, wide-eyed innocents, and the generally inexplicable. Watching them, we’re caught in the midst of waking dreams, all springing from the same mind. When mention is made of a “Jean Rollin film,” these early films are the ones that people think of first. The creations of a dreamer who is wrapped in a reverie, letting ideas and images affix themselves to celluloid as they wish. Like many films, they reflect their maker; someone intoxicated by mystery, surreality, and the bizarre. Unlike other filmmakers, who are able to simply (or, more likely, not so simply) spin out variation after variation of their established prototype, Rollin had to rise from his slumber. The films he made...
The early films by Jean Rollin are different pockets of the same world. The stretch of beach near Dieppe acts as a portal connecting these pockets, which are populated by vampires, clowns, wide-eyed innocents, and the generally inexplicable. Watching them, we’re caught in the midst of waking dreams, all springing from the same mind. When mention is made of a “Jean Rollin film,” these early films are the ones that people think of first. The creations of a dreamer who is wrapped in a reverie, letting ideas and images affix themselves to celluloid as they wish. Like many films, they reflect their maker; someone intoxicated by mystery, surreality, and the bizarre. Unlike other filmmakers, who are able to simply (or, more likely, not so simply) spin out variation after variation of their established prototype, Rollin had to rise from his slumber. The films he made...
- 12/2/2013
- by Alex Hansen
- MUBI
Up to this point, Redemption's Blu-ray releases of the work of Jean Rollin has focused on his classical period, that is, the films from his debut in 1968 with The Rape of the Vampire through the early '80s with films like The Living Dead Girl. The latter film pretty much serves as the line of demarcation between those films made from passion in his hungry years and the films he made in the '80s to pay the bills. Between 1983's Sadomania and 1994's Le parfum de Mathilde, Rollin mostly served as a hired gun making sex films; some classy and some not so classy. It wasn't until 1997 that he was able to make something that resembled the films for which he's known best; that...
- 9/12/2012
- Screen Anarchy
We have finally done it and have recorded Episode 100! Yes, it took 6 years for this milestone to be reached but we did it. Joining us in this episode is Josh Hurtado (@zombeaner) from Twitch and El Goro from the Talk Without Rhythm podcast as we talk about films that can’t be unsee (ie. Extreme Horror).
*Josh’s audio doesn’t sound all too great before the break but it is considerably better for the roundtable discussion.
Show Notes:
Intro
What We’ve Been Watching (1:30)
Josh: Safe, The Living Dead Girl, The Secret of Nimh, Mad Monster Party, Hop
El Goro: Gremlins, The Possession, Breaking Bad, Color of Night
Michael: Face Off (TV), Aftermath, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Anatomy of Hell Andy: Compliance, Detention, Movie that cannot be mentioned
Picks of the Week for September 11, 2012 (19:13)
El Goro’s Pick:
Price: -
Josh’s Pick(s...
*Josh’s audio doesn’t sound all too great before the break but it is considerably better for the roundtable discussion.
Show Notes:
Intro
What We’ve Been Watching (1:30)
Josh: Safe, The Living Dead Girl, The Secret of Nimh, Mad Monster Party, Hop
El Goro: Gremlins, The Possession, Breaking Bad, Color of Night
Michael: Face Off (TV), Aftermath, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Anatomy of Hell Andy: Compliance, Detention, Movie that cannot be mentioned
Picks of the Week for September 11, 2012 (19:13)
El Goro’s Pick:
Price: -
Josh’s Pick(s...
- 9/7/2012
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Jean Rollin's most commercially successful films is also one from which he took little joy. The Living Dead Girl is a film about a zombie, sort of, which was made in 1982 in the wake of international zombie mania following the Italian boom that was sparked by the worldwide success of George A Romero's Dawn of the Dead. After having spent a decade more or less entrenched in vampire lore, Rollin was forced to step outside of his comfort zone in order to secure funding to get any kind of film made at all. Make no mistake, though, The Living Dead Girl is all Rollin, and the formidable team of Redemption Films and Kino Lorber have done a spectacular job with this, the most...
- 9/4/2012
- Screen Anarchy
I am not a Jean Rollin expert. I feel like I should say that up front, because his films are rich enough to deserve deep analysis. I’ll also admit that before last Summer, I only had the shakiest knowledge of who Jean Rollin was. I knew he was from Europe and that he directed horror films, and that was about it. It wasn’t until Netflix made a good portion of his filmography available for streaming that I became hooked. My gateway drug was Rollin’s 1982 film The Living Dead Girl. Looking past its cheesy gore and modest budget, there was something more going on than what I was used to from cheap Euro-horror. There was a real sense of artistry at work from someone who knew how to create and sustain a dream-like tone, and a subtext that elevated its zombie/vampire...
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- 1/26/2012
- by John Gholson
- Movies.com
I am not a Jean Rollin expert. I feel like I should say that up front, because his films are rich enough to deserve deep analysis. I’ll also admit that before last Summer, I only had the shakiest knowledge of who Jean Rollin was. I knew he was from Europe and that he directed horror films, and that was about it. It wasn’t until Netflix made a good portion of his filmography available for streaming that I became hooked. My gateway drug was Rollin’s 1982 film The Living Dead Girl. Looking past its cheesy gore and modest budget, there was something more going on than what I was used to from cheap Euro-horror. There was a real sense of artistry at work from someone who knew how to create and sustain a dream-like tone, and a subtext that elevated its zombie/vampire...
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- 1/26/2012
- by John Gholson
- Movies.com
Project Runway All-Stars kicks off January 5. Here, we refresh our memories about the designers who've set their sights on another shot at fashion glory.
The living dead girl returns to the runway. The youngest contestant to grace the runway with her designs, April Johnston returns with her "destroy to create"-themed style. While her designs and their lifeless color may not reach beyond the underworld, April makes up for it in her outspoken, colorful personality. Is Project Runway: All-Stars her road to redemption after falling short of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week?...
The living dead girl returns to the runway. The youngest contestant to grace the runway with her designs, April Johnston returns with her "destroy to create"-themed style. While her designs and their lifeless color may not reach beyond the underworld, April makes up for it in her outspoken, colorful personality. Is Project Runway: All-Stars her road to redemption after falling short of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week?...
- 12/29/2011
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Tremors? Nightbreed? Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat? 976-evil? Are all on the list this year. And though there were not huge horror wins in sound editing through screenplays, the Technical Awards never cease to bring out the horror veterans. Notably Tim Drnec who contributed to such VHS classics as Alien Seed, Destroyer, and Prison won for his work on “Spydercam 3D volumetric suspended cable camera technologies.” An award also shared with Ben Britten Smith and Matt Davis who both also worked on Constantine.
But among all the winners, the Academy also honored some great loses in 2010. And though they mentioned some of our heroes, Dennis Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Kevin McCarthy (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and Dino de Laurentiis (King Kong), they did not mention Zelda Rubinstein or Corey Haim. But we will in this last section and the others lost to us last year.
So farewell fight fans and remember,...
But among all the winners, the Academy also honored some great loses in 2010. And though they mentioned some of our heroes, Dennis Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Kevin McCarthy (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and Dino de Laurentiis (King Kong), they did not mention Zelda Rubinstein or Corey Haim. But we will in this last section and the others lost to us last year.
So farewell fight fans and remember,...
- 3/13/2011
- by Heather Buckley
- DreadCentral.com
French horror moviemaker Jean Rollin has died. He was 72.
The master of European B-movie thrillers died last week (beg13Dec10) in Paris, France following a battle with cancer.
He started his directing career in the 1970s and helmed a series of low-budget erotic vampire films, provoking outrage in conservative France with his sleaze-led horror projects.
He went on to attract a cult following in the U.S. with B-movies including Requiem for a Vampire, Grapes of Death and The Living Dead Girl.
Rollin is survived by his wife Simone, a son and a granddaughter.
The master of European B-movie thrillers died last week (beg13Dec10) in Paris, France following a battle with cancer.
He started his directing career in the 1970s and helmed a series of low-budget erotic vampire films, provoking outrage in conservative France with his sleaze-led horror projects.
He went on to attract a cult following in the U.S. with B-movies including Requiem for a Vampire, Grapes of Death and The Living Dead Girl.
Rollin is survived by his wife Simone, a son and a granddaughter.
- 12/20/2010
- WENN
Okay, the titles Caged Virgins, The Nude Vampire, Two Orphan Vampires, and The Grapes Of Death might not be familiar to the casual movie fan, but followers of 70′s Eurosleaze are certainly familiar with the works of French horror director Jean Rollin who passed away yesterday at age 72. Many of Rollin’s films are available of the Redemption DVD label and without Rollin’s unique output, the history of the erotic vampire film would have huge gaps. Somewhere right now there’s a naked lesbian vampire weeping.
From the Fangoria Website:
Fangoria has learned of the passing of beloved French erotic-horror filmmaker Jean Rollin. The director died last night, after a long illness. He was 72.Fans of European genre films, especially those coming out of the free-thinking 1970s, are no doubt aware of the work of Rollin.a talented, gentle poet of sensual horror, a man who made personal, lush...
From the Fangoria Website:
Fangoria has learned of the passing of beloved French erotic-horror filmmaker Jean Rollin. The director died last night, after a long illness. He was 72.Fans of European genre films, especially those coming out of the free-thinking 1970s, are no doubt aware of the work of Rollin.a talented, gentle poet of sensual horror, a man who made personal, lush...
- 12/16/2010
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Personally speaking, one of the most exciting times to be a genre fan was in the late 90's/early 00's when DVD companies were opening the floodgates of Euro horror - unleashing more than a handful of forgotten gems to Stateside DVD. It was also when I first discovered the works of French filmmaker Jean Rollin, an auteur whose work I've really grown to admire over the last decade.
And while my adoration for Rollin is somewhat newfound, it doesn't make news of his passing any easier. Fangoria reports that the legendary horror surrealist has passed away after an extended illness at the age of 72. His legacy includes a canon of dreamlike works such as Night of the Hunted, Fascination, Lips of Blood, Requiem for a Vampire, The Living Dead Girl and the more "mainstream" zombie classic The Grapes of Death.
Rollin's work has always been inaccessible by even large...
And while my adoration for Rollin is somewhat newfound, it doesn't make news of his passing any easier. Fangoria reports that the legendary horror surrealist has passed away after an extended illness at the age of 72. His legacy includes a canon of dreamlike works such as Night of the Hunted, Fascination, Lips of Blood, Requiem for a Vampire, The Living Dead Girl and the more "mainstream" zombie classic The Grapes of Death.
Rollin's work has always been inaccessible by even large...
- 12/16/2010
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
Love or hate his work, there was no denying that Jean Rollin pushed the boundaries of cinema like so few have before. He will be missed.
Source: Examiner.com
“Rollin achieved success early on with his visionary knack for cinematic atmosphere; something which leant his horror films a palpable art house quality which is retained to this very day.
The director’s unerring dedication to style was evident on this films, and most of Rollin’s 70s work-including Lips of Blood, Requiem For a Vampire The Living Dead Girl and The Grapes of Death-showcased this ability in spades. 1978′s The Grapes of Death (a.k.a. Les Raisins de la Morte) in particular showcased Rollin’s ability to tell a solid story-complete with engaging dialogue, believable performances and evocative settings-while also possessing enough grimly morbid theatrics, make up and effects to suit any horror fans’ bloodlust.”...
Source: Examiner.com
“Rollin achieved success early on with his visionary knack for cinematic atmosphere; something which leant his horror films a palpable art house quality which is retained to this very day.
The director’s unerring dedication to style was evident on this films, and most of Rollin’s 70s work-including Lips of Blood, Requiem For a Vampire The Living Dead Girl and The Grapes of Death-showcased this ability in spades. 1978′s The Grapes of Death (a.k.a. Les Raisins de la Morte) in particular showcased Rollin’s ability to tell a solid story-complete with engaging dialogue, believable performances and evocative settings-while also possessing enough grimly morbid theatrics, make up and effects to suit any horror fans’ bloodlust.”...
- 12/16/2010
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
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