Lips of Blood

4K UHD, Standard Edition

(Jean Rollin, 1975, 87 mins)
Release date: 19 August 2025
Standard Edition 4K UHD

One of Jean Rollin’s best-loved films, Lips of Blood (Lèvres de sang) finds the master of the fantastique marshalling all of his obsessions – ruined châteaux, remote beaches, abandoned graveyards, mysterious twins, and female vampires.

When a photograph of a decrepit seaside château evokes a childhood vision of an encounter with a mysterious girl, Frederick is compelled to investigate. Soon, he uncovers a surreal and erotic netherworld of vampirism from which he might never return.

Starring regular Rollin actors Jean-Loup Philippe (The Rape of the Vampire), Natalie Perrey (The Iron Rose), and twins Cathy and Marie-Pierre Castel (Requiem for a Vampire), Lips of Blood is a tour de force within Rollin’s inimitable oeuvre.

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES

• New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
  
• 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  
• Original French mono soundtrack
  
• Audio commentary with genre-film experts, critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2023)
  
• Selected scenes audio commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
  
• Jean Rollin Introduces ‘Lips of Blood’ (1998, 3 mins)
  
• Living Memories (2023, 10 mins): newly edited archival interview with Rollin about his most personal film, and favourite script
  
• This Beach That Follows Me (2005, 25 mins): Rollin reminisces about the beach in Dieppe and his many experiences filming there
  
• Fantasy Life (2023, 16 mins): newly edited archival interview with actor and co-writer Jean-Loup Philippe
  
• Early Impressions (2023, 11 mins): newly edited archival interview with actor Serge Rollin
  
• Sibling Rivalry (2023, 11 mins): newly edited archival interview with actor Catherine Castel
  
• Exceptional Poetry (2023, 11 mins): newly edited archival interview with actor and script supervisor Natalie Perrey
  
• Petite Mère (2023, 10 mins): archival interview in which regular Rollin associate Perrey recalls the challenges and triumphs of making Lips of Blood
  
• Buried Dreams (2023, 9 mins): critical appreciation by author and film historian Virginie Sélavy
  
• Original theatrical trailer
  
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
  
• New and improved English translation subtitles