Brigitte Lahaie on The Night of the Hunted (Post 1 of 2)

Encore's incredible special edition of The Night of the Hunted contains many special features. One of the best is a near twenty minute interview with Brigitte Lahaie, where she discussed The Night of the Hunted among her things. Here are a few quotes by Brigitte on The Night of the Hunted from that special interview.

"I liked fantasy films a lot; even horror films…Jean introduced me to to films that were truly great fantasy films.
I was happy in front of the camera, that was important to me.
In Night of the Hunter Jean used my natural shyness, which I had…which I still have and he knew how to implement it.
I had seen Fascination at several festivals but not Night of the Hunted…I have recently rediscovered it, and I was pleasantly surprised.
The film has a good ambiance…it’s very spare and different and it holds up.
The Night of the Hunted is not beautiful, the setting is not beautiful. There’s a coldness that puts you off, but that’s what they intended. That’s what makes the film what it is.

I hope the public will rediscover The Night the Hunted."

Jean Rollin Wallpapers: The Night of the Hunted

I have made and uploaded around twenty Night of the Hunted wallpapers, and they can be accessed by clicking the link just over to the right. Enjoy!

Jean Rollin Behind the Scenes on The Night of the Hunted

Encore's special edition DVD set of The Night of the Hunted is one of their finest. Here are a few of the many of behind the scenes photos of Rollin that can be found on their great collection.

Jean Rollin Home Video Designs: The Night of the Hunted

More to come...

Jean Rollin Trailers: The Night of the Hunted (French Trailer)

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.-