The Escapees Wallpapers Uploaded

I have created and uploaded about ten or so screenshot wallpapers from The Escapees over my Cult Film Wallpapers for those interested.

Jean Rollin's Les Paumées du Petit Matin is now out on DVD

While my review of the actual film will be posted in the near future, I did want to post a big recommendation to Redemption/Salvation's DVD of one of Rollin's rarest films, 1981's Les Paumées du Petit Matin (entitled The Escapees on DVD). The disc is a really splendid one featuring a solid widescreen print (as shown in my screen-caps below) with optional English subtitles. Redemption worked directly with Rollin on the disc and, trust me, this film has never looked better. The disc also comes with a wonderful near thirty minute interview with Rollin where the great man discusses both The Escapees and his career. Set in his apartment and around Paris, this interview is worth the cheap price of the disc alone. Thanks so much to Redemption/Salvation for putting out this incredibly hard to come by film and, like I said, my full review will be coming very soon.

Lahaie on Rollin (2)

"Rollin is a very nice and gentle man who has a lot of interesting and artistic things to say in his movies. Unfortunately many of his projects never become reality, like a movie in which I was supposed to play the lead role. He always had huge problems financing his movies, I think now more than ever. I really love Rollin. His movies are very special, a different kind of cinema. If he ever asked me to work with him again I would say, "Yes, at once!"

***From an interview conducted by Peter Blumenstock and Christian Kessler for European Trash Cinema Volume 2/Number 8.***

Lahaie on Rollin (1)

***A new series designed to gather together some available quotes by Brigitte Lahaie on working with Jean Rollin***

"I must have made my 2nd or 3rd film with Jean Rollin and what stunned me the most was his shyness...even when making (adult) films (something he was driven to more often by financial necessity) I realised that Jean Rollin shows meticulous attention to detail in researching the scenario, in choosing a team of good technicians, etc."

"Jean Rollin is a true gentleman and has a great respect for the actors though his shyness is sometimes so that he almost didn't dare direct them (in the adult films)."

"After this (first film) Jean sent me postcards promising me a real role in his next film. Need I say I didn't believe him! But, to my surprise, he was the first to give me my first chance at 'straight' cinema with a role in La Raisins de la Mort. And two years later he gave me the lead role in Fascination. I remember in that film some actors demanded that I change my name on the credits...Jean Rollin told them politely to get lost and so my name remained on this great fantasy movie."

"I always enjoyed working with Jean Rollin and look forward to any future roles in his movies."

-The above quotes are taken from Brigitte Lahaie: A Pictorial Biography from Media Publications. Reportedly some were translated from Brigitte's own biography, Moi, La Scandaleuse. More quotes are available in each and they are both highly recommended.-