The Escapees (Jean Rollin/Brigitte Lahaie)

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The Escapees Blu-ray



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The Redemption label will release on Blu-ray cult director Jean Rollin's The Escapees a.k.a. Les paumées du petit matin (1981), starring Brigitte Lahaie, Laurence Dubas, Christiane Coppé, and Marianne Valiot. The release will be available for purchase on May 26.

Synopsis: Jean Rollin's The Escapees revisits the director's fascination with pairs of women who wander, dreamlike, through a modern dystopia (Requiem for a Vampire, Two Orphan Vampires). Two female patients one rebellious (Laurence Dubas), the other despondent (Christiane Coppé) flee the grounds of a mental hospital and drift across the French countryside. After finding refuge among a band of gypsy-like exotic dancers, they cross paths with a petty criminal (Marianne Valiot), an aging fortune-teller (Louise Dhour) and a quartet of swingers (including Brigitte Lahaie) with sinister intentions. Punctuated by moments of unexpected violence and lyrical beauty (as when the emotionless Marie returns to life in a vacant ice rink), The Escapees is among Rollin's most personal films, and has been remastered in HD from the original 35mm negative.

Special Features/Technical Specs:

Mastered in HD from the original 35mm negative
French audio track with optional English subtitles
One Day in Paris: An Interview with Jean Rollin (2008, 28 min.)

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