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Edition: Limited Edition with Book
Genre: Horrors
Sub-Genre: Horror
Region Code: Region A,B,C
Certificate: 18
Label: Powerhouse Films
Actors: Eric Yan, Catherine Deville, Ursule Pauly, Bernard Letrou, Solange Pradel, Nicole Romain, Jacqueline Sieger, Ariane Sapriel, Marquis Polho, Barbara Girard
Director: Jean Rollin
Number of Discs: 1
Duration: 95 minutes
Audio Languages: French
Subtitle Languages: English
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.
Special Features: Bonus Footage, Commentary: Jean Rollin (writer/director); Tim Lucas (author); 'The Far Countries': Jean Rollin, Documentaries: Jean Rollin on 'The Rape of the Vampire' (2007); Fragments of Pavement Under Sand (2023), Image Gallery, Interviews: Jean-Denis Bonan (editor); Jacqueline Sieger (actor); Alain Yves Beaujour (actor); Jean-Loup Philippe (actor); François Tusques (composer), Making of Documentary, Introduction by Jean Rollin; 'L'Itinéraire Souvenir' (2018): Artistic reconstruction of Rollin's lost work from 1962 by filmmakers Victor Poucalow and Raja Tawil; Super 8 version: Cut-down home cinema presentation; 4K restoration of 'The Far Countries' (Les Pays loins, 1965); Alternative scene; Critical appreciation by Virginie Sélavy (author/film historian), Trailers
