The Escapees Limited Edition Blu-Ray

Between the dystopian paranoia of The Hunted Night 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 When two young women, the headstrong Michelle (Laurence Dubas) and the withdrawn Marie (Christiane Coppé), escape from a mental hospital, they find themselves in a nightmarish world of burlesque troupes, lecherous sailors, and hardened criminals. After a violent confrontation, the police close in... With its cast of important 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 unmistakably Rollin. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: New 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films, Two presentations of the film: Les Échappées, Jean Rollin's original version; and Les Paumés du petit matin, the alternate version with rearranged scenes, Original mono sound, Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2024), One Day in Paris (2008): an extensive interview with Rollin in which he discusses The Escapees and his other films, Quant à Louise (2024): Rollin's frequent collaborators Natalie Perrey and Jean-Pierre Bouyxou remember actress Louise Dhour, Previously unseen interview with actor Jean-Loup Phillipe (2024), Critical assessment by author and musician Stephen Thrower (2024), Image gallery: advertising and marketing material and behind the scenes, New and improved English translation of subtitles, Exclusive 80-page limited edition book with a new essay by Lucas Balbo, archival texts about 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 complete film credits, Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHD and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US. Subtitles: English.