6/20/2023 0 Comments Lost Girls by Samm Deighan![]() ![]() WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 5:30 P.M., FREE ADMISSIONġ515 Sainte-Catherine W., EV 1.605 – 1st floorįilmfestivals. The launch will feature an illustrated talk on July 19 with the book’s editor Samm Deighan, contributor Virginie Selavy and publisher Kier-La Janisse, and will be complemented by a rare 35mm screening of Rollin’s LE VIOL DU VAMPIRE, playing in its original two-part form, at la Cinemathèque québècoise on July 27. Deighan, Samm (ed.), Lost Girls: The Phantasmagorical Cinema of Jean Rollin (Windsor: Spectacular Optical Publications, 2017). ![]() The book closely examines Rollin’s core themes: his focus on overwhelmingly female protagonists, his use of horror genre and exploitation tropes, his reinterpretations of the fairy tale and fantastique, the influence of crime serials, Gothic literature, the occult and more. This collection of essays covers the wide range of Rollin’s career, from 1968’s LE VIOL DU VAMPIRE through his 2010 swansong, LE MASQUE DE LA MÉDUSE, touching upon his horror, fantasy, crime and sex films – including many lesser seen titles. Fantasia is proud to host the world-premiere launch of the new book from Spectacular Optical, “Lost Girls: The Phantasmagorical Cinema of Jean Rollin,” edited by Samm Deighan and penned by all women critics, scholars and film historians. ![]()
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