Details
Fascination (Limited Edition) Blu-Ray (UK Import)
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Original title: Fascination
Year: 1979
Country: France
Region code: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060697922912
Image: 1.66:1 (1080p)
HDR: -
Audio: French - LPCM Mono
Subtitles: English
Rating: 18
Genre: Horror
Cast: Franca Mai, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire
Director: Jean Rollin
Synopsis:
Jealousy, vengeance, obsession, cannibalism, and blood-drinking collide in Fascination, director Jean Rollin's decadent fantasy of sex and death. When a thief holes up in a remote château, taking two beautiful chambermaids' hostage, the arrival of his accomplices and the château's aristocratic owners leads to an orgy of violence and ritualistic bloodletting. With its standout performance from Brigitte Lahaie (The Night of the Hunted), as the scythe-wielding Eva, and an evocative score from Philippe D'Aram (The Living Dead Girl), Fascination is one of the purest expressions of Rollin's unique fantastique aesthetic."
Extras:
- Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- Original French monkey soundtrack
- Audio commentary with Sylvia Kristel: From 'Emmanuelle' to Chabrol author Jeremy Richey (2023)
- Jean Rollin Introduces 'Fascination' (1998, 2 mins)
- Rituals (2023, 8 mins): updated documentary on the making of Fascination by Rollin's personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, including interviews with key collaborators Natalie Perrey and Brigitte Lahaie
- The Music of 'Fascination' (2023, 20 mins): new presentation of an interview with composer Philippe D'Aram
- Love Like Blood (2023, 7 mins): critical appreciation by author and film historian Virginie Sélavy
- Alternative: sequences two extended sex scenes
- Eurotika!: 'Virgins and Vampires' (1999, 25 mins): documentary on Rollin, produced and directed by Andy Starke and Pete Tombs, featuring contributions from Rollin, actors Monica Swinn and Brigitte Lahaie, and Nigel Wingrove of Redemption Films
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Vanessa Morgan, an archival introduction by Jean Rollin, a reprint of the short story by Jean Lorrain that inspired the film's screenplay, a previously untranslated archival interview with Rollin, an archival interview with actor Fanny Magier, 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.
