Incredible news and a must see for sure! I will be heading up to Montreal for this alone! The long awaited film from Jean that many thought would never see the light of day given his poor health in the last few years!

Frissons de fer – Un hommage à Jean Rollin

A man wanders a deserted beach in search of his wfe. In a graveyard, a pair of vampire orphans recall their former lives. A naked woman armed with a knife steals into a castle, killing all she encounters. Thanks to these unforgettable images, the universe of French filmmaker and writer Jean Rollin haunts the dreams and nightmares of lovers of marginal cinema. Since Rape of the Vampire, his first feature film from 1967, Rollin has brought his unique vision to the seventh art, exploring his thematic fetishes and experimenting with a theatrical mise en scene. Forty years later, the director has more than 20 films to his credit, different pieces of a larger whole, irrefutable proof of an artistic approach that has matured over the decades.

The Fantasia festival is proud to pay tribute to the iconoclastic visionary by presenting the world premiere of La nuit des horloges, his latest work. Film lovers will also have a chance to discover, on the big screen, Le frisson des vampires, a veritable masterwork of macabre poetry. This screening will be proceeded by a special ceremony at which Rollin will recieve a special award in honour of his entire career. With this long-due honour, Fantasia underlines the revolutionary work of a true pieoneer of fantastic cinema.-Fantasia Press release

Both films will be shown on July 15 and 16th. LA NUIT DES HORLOGE on MOnday July 16th!

Darn it! I live just outside Montreal, but that's vacation time!!!!! Must....put....plans....on....hold....for....this...must! <GASP>