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(Jean Rollin, 1973, 81 mins)
Release date: 19 May 2025
Limited edition Blu-ray
Having built his reputation with a quartet of eccentric erotic vampire tales, Jean Rollin surprised audiences with The Iron Rose (Le Rose de fer), an atmospheric detour into the realms of the fantastique.
When a couple – played by Françoise Pascal (Burke and Hare) and Hugues Quester (Je t’aime moi non plus) – stumble across an old cemetery, they begin to explore its gravestones and crypts. But, as night falls, they find that they are unable to leave...
Restored in 4K from the original negative, The Iron Rose also features Rollin regulars Nathalie Perrey (Lips of Blood) and Mireille Dargent (Requiem for a Vampire), and is considered by many to be one of its director’s crowning achievements. This new edition also includes a new 4K restoration of Rollin’s early short film The Yellow Loves, an evocation of the poetry of Tristan Corbière, whose work was also the inspiration for The Iron Rose.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- New 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- Two presentations of the film: La Rose de fer, Jean Rollin’s original French-language version; and The Crystal Rose, the English-language version
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historian Tim Lucas (2025)
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Jean Rollin Introduces ‘The Iron Rose’ (1998)
- Archival interview with Rollin (2010): the filmmaker discusses The Iron Rose
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Les Nuits du cimetiere (2024): in-depth documentary on the making of The Iron Rose by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, featuring interviews with key Rollin associates Jean-Noël Delamarre, Natalie Perrey, and Alain Petit
- Archival interview with Françoise Pascal (2012)
- Newly edited interview with Françoise Pascal (2025)
- Critical appreciation by author and film historian Stephen Thrower (2025)
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The Yellow Loves (Les Amours jaunes,1958): Rollin’s impressionist interpretation of the poetry of Tristan Corbière
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Marcelline Block on Tristan Corbière (2025): the academic explores the poet’s influence on Rollin’s work
- Original theatrical trailers
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- New and improved English translation subtitles for the French soundtrack
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English version
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Nick Pinkerton, an archival introduction by Jean Rollin, a reprint of Rollin’s original 1972 scenario titled The Night of the Cemetery, an archival interview with Françoise Pascal, Jean Rollin on The Yellow Loves, an introduction to the poetry of Tristan Corbière, and full film credits
- Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US
All extras subject to change
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BBFC cert: 15
REGION FREE
EAN: 5060697922790
