Indicator/Powerhouse Films Announce October Releases

Indicator/Powerhouse Films have announced their October batch of 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. They are: Jean Rollin's Lips of Blood (1975) and Fascination (1979).

Lips of Blood 4K Blu-ray

Description: One of Jean Rollin's best-loved films, Lips of Blood (Lèvres de sang) finds the master of the fantastique marshalling all of his obsessions – ruined châteaux, remote beaches, abandoned graveyards, mysterious twins, and female vampires.

When a photograph of a decrepit seaside château evokes a childhood vision of an encounter with a mysterious girl, Frederick is compelled to investigate. Soon, he uncovers a surreal and erotic netherworld of vampirism from which he might never return.

Starring regular Rollin actors Jean-Loup Philippe (The Rape of the Vampire), Natalie Perrey (The Iron Rose), and twins Cathy and Marie-Pierre Castel (Requiem for a Vampire), Lips of Blood is a tour de force within Rollin's inimitable oeuvre.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION by Powerhouse Films
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• Original French mono soundtrack
• Audio commentary with genre-film experts, critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2023)
• Selected scenes audio commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
• Jean Rollin Introduces 'Lips of Blood' (1998): filmed appraisal
• The Beach That Follows Me (2005): Rollin reminisces about the beach in Dieppe and his many experiences filming there
• Newly edited archival interview with Rollin (2023)
• Newly edited archival interview with actor and frequent Rollin collaborator Natalie Perrey (2023)
• Newly edited archival interview with actor Jean-Loup Philippe (2023)
• Newly edited archival interview with actor Serge Rollin (2023)
• Newly edited archival interview with actor Cathy Tricot (2023)
• Critical appreciation by the author and film historian Virginie Sélavy (2023)
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
• New and improved English translation subtitles
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Maitland McDonough, archival writing by Jean Rollin on the making of the film, archival interviews with Rollin and Annie Brilland, an analysis of Suck Me, Vampire, the hardcore film Rollin made using scenes from Lips of Blood, and full film credits

U.S. STREET DATE: OCTOBER 24.
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 23.

Lips of Blood

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION by Powerhouse Films
• Original French mono soundtrack
• Audio commentary with genre-film experts, critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2023)
• Selected scenes audio commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
• Jean Rollin Introduces 'Lips of Blood' (1998): filmed appraisal
• The Beach That Follows Me (2005): Rollin reminisces about the beach in Dieppe and his many experiences filming there
• Newly edited archival interview with Rollin (2023)
• Newly edited archival interview with actor and frequent Rollin collaborator Natalie Perrey (2023)
• Newly edited archival interview with actor Jean-Loup Philippe (2023)
• Newly edited archival interview with actor Serge Rollin (2023)
• Newly edited archival interview with actor Cathy Tricot (2023)
• Critical appreciation by the author and film historian Virginie Sélavy (2023)
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
• New and improved English translation subtitles
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Maitland McDonough, archival writing by Jean Rollin on the making of the film, archival interviews with Rollin and Annie Brilland, an analysis of Suck Me, Vampire, the hardcore film Rollin made using scenes from Lips of Blood, and full film credits

U.S. STREET DATE: OCTOBER 24.
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 23.

Fascination 4K Blu-ray

Description: Jealousy, vengeance, obsession, cannibalism, and blood-drinking collide in Fascination, director Jean Rollin's decadent fantasy of sex and death.

When a thief holes up in a remote château, taking two beautiful chambermaids hostage, the arrival of his accomplices and the château's aristocratic owners leads to an orgy of violence and ritualistic bloodletting.

With its standout performance from Brigitte Lahaie (The Night of the Hunted), as the scythe-wielding Eva, and an evocative score from Philippe D'Aram (The Living Dead Girl), Fascination is one of the purest expressions of Rollin's unique fantastique aesthetic.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION by Powerhouse Films
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• Original French mono soundtrack
• Audio commentary with Sylvia Kristel: From 'Emmanuelle' to Chabrol author Jeremy Richey (2023)
• Jean Rollin Introduces 'Fascination' (1998): filmed appraisal
• Rituals (2023): updated documentary on the making of Fascination by Rollin's personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, including interviews with key collaborators Natalie Perrey and Brigitte Lahaie
• The Music of 'Fascination' (2023): new presentation of an interview with composer Philippe D'Aram
• Newly edited archival interview with assistant director Natalie Perrey (2023)
• Critical appreciation by the author and film historian Virginie Sélavy (2023)
• Alternative sequences: two extended sex scenes
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
• Virgins and Vampires (1999): documentary on Rollin, produced and directed by Andy Starke and Pete Tombs, featuring contributions from actors Monica Swinn and Brigitte Lahaie, Nigel Wingrove of Redemption Films, and Rollin
• New and improved English translation subtitles
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Vanessa Morgan, an archival introduction by Jean Rollin, a previously untranslated archival interview with Rollin, an archival interview with actor Fanny Magier, critic Daniel Bird on the film's soundtrack, and full film credits

U.S. STREET DATE: OCTOBER 24.
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 23.

Fascination

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION by Powerhouse Films
• Original French mono soundtrack
• Audio commentary with Sylvia Kristel: From 'Emmanuelle' to Chabrol author Jeremy Richey (2023)
• Jean Rollin Introduces 'Fascination' (1998): filmed appraisal
• Rituals (2023): updated documentary on the making of Fascination by Rollin's personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, including interviews with key collaborators Natalie Perrey and Brigitte Lahaie
• The Music of 'Fascination' (2023): new presentation of an interview with composer Philippe D'Aram
• Newly edited archival interview with assistant director Natalie Perrey (2023)
• Critical appreciation by the author and film historian Virginie Sélavy (2023)
• Alternative sequences: two extended sex scenes
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
• Virgins and Vampires (1999): documentary on Rollin, produced and directed by Andy Starke and Pete Tombs, featuring contributions from actors Monica Swinn and Brigitte Lahaie, Nigel Wingrove of Redemption Films, and Rollin
• New and improved English translation subtitles
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Vanessa Morgan, an archival introduction by Jean Rollin, a previously untranslated archival interview with Rollin, an archival interview with actor Fanny Magier, critic Daniel Bird on the film's soundtrack, and full film credits

U.S. STREET DATE: OCTOBER 24.
UK STREET DATE: OCTOBER 23.