THE ESCAPEES - Blu-ray LE [US]

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(Jean Rollin, 1981)
Release date: 10 December 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray

Between the dystopian paranoia of The Night of the Hunted and the visceral excesses of The Living Dead Girl, director Jean Rollin takes a surreal detour into the Parisian demi-monde with The Escapees (Les Echappées, also known as Les Paumées du petit matin).

When two young women, the wayward Michelle (Laurence Dubas) and the withdrawn Marie (Christiane Coppé), escape from an asylum, they find themselves drifting through a nightmarish world of burlesque troupes, lascivious sailors, and hardened criminals. After a violent confrontation, the police close in...

With its supporting cast of key collaborators, including actors Brigitte Lahaie (Fascination), Louise Dhor (Requiem for a Vampire), Bernard Papineau (The Night of the Hunted), Jean-Loup Philippe (Lips of Blood), Natalie Perry (The Nude Vampire) and composer Philippe D'Aram (Two Orphan Vampires), The Escapees is at once atypical, yet unmistakeably Rollin.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
  
• Two presentations of the film: Les Échappées, Jean Rollin’s original version; and Les Paumées du petit matin, the alternative version with re-ordered scenes
  
• Original French mono soundtrack
  
• Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2024)
  
• One Day in Paris (2024, 30 mins): a new presentation of an in-depth 2008 interview with Rollin in which he discusses The Escapees and his other films
  
• Quant à Louise (2024, 5 mins): regular Rollin collaborators Natalie Perrey and Jean-Pierre Bouyxou remember actor Louise Dhour
  
• Monsieur Loup et la folie (2024, 9 mins): previously unseen interview with Jean-Loup Philippe, in which the actor discusses his work as a writer and his friendship with Rollin
  
• A Secret Room (2024, 35 mins): critical appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower
  
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind-the-scenes photography
  
• New and improved English translation subtitles
  
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Lucas Balbo, archival writing on the film by Jean Rollin, an archival interview with the director, an archival interview with composer Philippe D’Aram, a tribute to Rollin by fantastique cinema expert Nicolas Stanzick, 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
  
  

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