Coming on December 9th in the UK and December 10th in North America on #4K and Blu-ray from
@IndicatorSeries
: #RequiemForAVampire (1972)! Jean Rollin continues his unique exploration of the vampire genre with Requiem for a Vampire (Requiem pour un vampire), featuring a cast of Rollin regulars including Marie-Pierre Castel (The Shiver of the Vampires), Mireille Dargent (Lips of Blood), and Louise Dhour (The Escapees).
When Marie (Castel) and Michelle (Dargent), two enigmatic women travelling through the countryside in clown costumes, stumble across a mysterious château, they uncover a sadistic vampire sect, the leader of which offers them eternal life to continue his bloodline.
Pre-order 4K UHD
New 4K HDR restoration from the OCN by Powerhouse Films 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Pre-order Blu-Ray
New 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
INDICATOR 4K UHD and LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
-Two presentations of the film: Requiem pour un vampire, Jean Rollin’s original French-language version; and Requiem for a Vampire, the English-language version
-Original mono audio
-Commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2024)
-Selected scenes audio commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
-Jean Rollin Introduces ‘Requiem for a Vampire’ (1998)
-In a Silent Way (2024): newly edited archival interview with Rollin
-Queen of the Underworld (2024): newly edited archival interview with actor Louise Dhour
-A Pastoral Dalliance (2024): newly edited archival interview with actor Paul Bisciglia
-Les Frissons d’un requiem (2024): in-depth documentary on the making of Requiem for a Vampire by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, featuring interviews with key Rollin associates Jean-Noël Delamarre and Natalie Perrey, and film expert Daniel Bird
-The Poetry of Strangeness (2024): critical appreciation by author and film historian Virginie Sélavy
-The Last Book (2005): Rollin talks about his work as a novelist and reads from one of his short stories
-Alternative sequences
-Original trailers
-Image gallery
-New and improved English translation subs for the French soundtrack
-New and improved English subs for the deaf and hard of hearing
-Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Maria J Pérez Cuervo, archival writing by Jean Rollin on the making of the film, an archival interview with the director by Peter Blumenstock, an extract from the film’s pressbook, an English translation of Rollin’s story ‘The Last Book’, and full film credits
-Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays)
Region Free
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