The Entertainment Factor: New on Blu-ray & 4K: Jean Rollin's REQUIEM FOR A VAMPIRE (1972)

Requiem For A Vampire 1973 New Bluray And 4k

New on Blu-ray & 4K: Jean Rollin's REQUIEM FOR A VAMPIRE (1972) - Horror

Product Description: Jean Rollin continues his unique exploration of the vampire genre with Requiem for a Vampire (Requiem pour un vampire), featuring a cast of Rollin regulars including Marie-Pierre Castel (The Shiver of the Vampires), Mirelle Dargent (Lips of Blood), and Louise Dhour (The Escapees).

When Marie (Castel) and Michelle (Dargent), two enigmatic women travelling through the countryside in clown costumes, stumble across a mysterious château, they uncover a sadistic vampire sect, the leader of which offers them eternal life to continue his bloodline.

Also released as Virgins and Vampires and Caged Vampires, Rollin's pulp-inspired fourth feature boasts an abundance of surreal and explicit imagery, and is accompanied by an eccentric free-rock score by composer Pierre Raph (The Iron Rose, The Demoniacs).

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Director: Jean Rollin

Starring: Marie-Pierre Castel, Mireille Dargent, Philippe Gasté, Dominique, Louise Dhour

Genre: Horror

Runtime: 65 min

Rating: R

Language: French

Studio: Powerhouse Films

Home Video Release Date: December 10, 2024

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Blu-ray

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10+
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: English
4K Ultra HD: English

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Blu-ray: LPCM Mono
4K Ultra HD: LPCM Mono

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Blu-ray: English SDH

4K Ultra HD: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Two presentations of the film: Requiem pour un vampire, Jean Rollin’s original French-language version; and Requiem for a Vampire, the English-language version
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2024)
Selected scenes audio commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
Jean Rollin Introduces ‘Requiem for a Vampire’ (1998)
In a Silent Way (2024): newly edited archival interview with Rollin, in which he discusses Requiem for a Vampire, one of his personal favourite films
Queen of the Underworld (2024): newly edited archival interview with actor Louise Dhour
A Pastoral Dalliance (2024): newly edited archival interview with actor Paul Bisciglia
Les Frissons d’un requiem (2024): in-depth documentary on the making of Requiem for a Vampire by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, featuring interviews with key Rollin associates Jean-Noël Delamarre and Natalie Perrey, and film expert Daniel Bird
The Poetry of Strangeness (2024): critical appreciation by author and film historian Virginie Sélavy
The Last Book (2005): Rollin talks about his work as a novelist and reads from one of his short stories
Alternative sequences
Original theatrical trailers
New and improved English translation subtitles for the French soundtrack
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Maria J Pérez Cuervo, archival writing by Jean Rollin on the making of the film, an archival interview with the director by Peter Blumenstock, an extract from the film’s pressbook, an English translation of Rollin’s story ‘The Last Book’, and full film credits
World premiere on 4K UHD
Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US