Jean Rollin

Kamerasini calistirirken tek dusuncesi fransa'da bulunan az sayidaki yeralti korku sinemasi hayranlarini kendi yanina cekmek olan ve bunu da kimilerine gore basarmis sayilan, avrupa korku ve seks sinemasinin en garip ikonu.(aka fransa'da turu baslatan adam. :o) )Sinema sektorunun cesitli dallarinda kendince bir seyler yaptiktan sonra ilk kisa film calismasini yapar ve elestirmenler tarafindan facia bulunur. Yilmayip kariyerine, ilk uzun metrajli filmi olan ve otoriteler tarafindan ilk fransiz vampir filmi sayilan, Le vioul de vampire(Queen of the Vampires ) isimli garip ve hata dolu filmle baslayan Rollin, pesini bir daha birakmayacak olan abartili oyunculuklar,mantik hatalari ve istismar unsurlarini beyaz perdeye tasidi.Le vioul de vampire bittikten sonra, sansur kuruluna iki parca olarak gonderilip o donem buyuk bir devrim sayilan rahatsiz edici seks sahnelerinden kirpilmasindan kurtuldu.Film o kadar cok tepki gordu ki,bir daha asla kamera arkasina gecmeyek sanilan Rollin, elestirmenlere en buyuk cevabi vererek asla yilmayacagini kanitladi. "korku filmleri elestirmenler hatiri icin yapilmaz. korku filmleri sinemada rasyonel olarak kabul gormeyen seyleri yapabilme ozgurlugudur." bir sene sonra cogu yapimciya gore intihar sayilacak le frisson des vampires (Sex and the Vampire)'i yapti. filmin muziklerinde donemdasi jesus franco'ya inat yaparcasina rock muzigi kullandi ve fransa'da kucuk bir hasilat elde etti.filmin asil basarisi 18 dakikalik kesintisiyle dusman ulke ingilizlere satilmasiydi.film dublajlandi ve 1 sene boyunca seks filmi oynatan sinemalarda gosterimde kaldi. time out gibi yayin kuruluslari "oldukca seski. son derece merak uyandirici" yorumunu yaparken, senden bir cacik olmaz diyerek Rollin'i aforoz eden yapimcilarin, yeni filmler icin Rollin'i tekrardan kullanmak istediler ve bu cagiris ticari kaygilari da beraberinde getirdi.kariyeri boyunca durmadan garip filmler cekti.kanimca en guzel filmleri : "Les démoniaques"(Demoniacs)1974Lèvres de sang (Lips of Blood )1975Fascination1979
Filmleri
Fiancée de Dracula, La (2002) ... aka Retour de Dracula, Le Deux orphelines vampires, Les (1997) ... aka Two Orphan Vampires (USA) Parfum de Mathilde, Le (1994) (uncredited) ... aka The Scent of Mathilde Killing Car (1993) ... aka Femme dangereuse, La À la poursuite de Barbara (1991) (uncredited) Griffe d'Horus, La (1990) (TV) ... aka The Claw of Horus (Europe: English title) Perdues dans New York (1989) ... aka Lost in New York (International: English title) Emmanuelle 6 (1988) (uncredited) Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons (1985) (as Michel Gentil) Trottoirs de Bangkok, Les (1984) ... aka Sidewalks of Bangkok (International: English title) Folies anales (1983) (as Robert Xavier) Sodomanie (1983) (as Robert Xavier) ... aka Apprendiste viziose (Italy) Morte vivante, La (1982) Rêves de sexes (1982) (as Robert Xavier) ... aka Quand le chat (France) Lac des morts vivants, Le (1981) (as J.A. Laser) ... aka Lago de los muertos vivientes, El (Spain) ... aka The Lake of the Living Dead ... aka Zombie Lake (USA) ... aka Zombies Lake (Europe: English title) Échapées, Les (1981) ... aka Fuges mineures (France) ... aka Paumées du petit matin, Les (France) ... aka The Runaways (International: English title) Nuit des traquées, La (1980) ... aka The Night of the Hunted (USA: informal literal English title) Pénétrations vicieuses (1979) (as Michel Gentil) ... aka Introductions perverses (France: reissue title) Bouches lascives et pornos (1979) (as Robert Xavier) Fascination (1979/I) Gamines en chaleur (1979) (as Robert Xavier) ... aka Si jeune et déjà cochonne (France) Discosex (1978) (as Robert Xavier) ... aka Love Part House n° 2 (France: reissue title) Raisins de la mort, Les (1978) ... aka Pesticide ... aka The Grapes of Death ... aka The Raisins of Death Hyperpénétrations (1978) (as Robert Xavier) ... aka Par devant par derrière (France) Lèvres entrouvertes (1978) (as Michel Gentil) ... aka Lèvres entrouvertes pour sexes chauds (France: cut version) Petites pensionnaires impudiques (1978) (as Michel Gentil) Remplissez-moi... les 3 trous (1978) (as Robert Xavier) Positions danoises (1977) (as Michel Gentil) Vibrations sexuelles (1977) (as Michel Gentil) Hard Penetration (1977) (as Michel Gentil) Saute moi dessus (1977) (as Michel Gentil) Douces pénétrations (1976) (as Michel Gentil) ... aka Romancière lubrique, La Comtesse Ixe, La (1976) (as Michel Gentil) ... aka Sueurs chaudes (France: video title) Lèvres de sang (1975) ... aka Lips of Blood (USA) Phantasmes (1975) ... aka Once Upon a Virgin ... aka Phantasme pornographique ... aka Phantasmes d'Isabelle (France) ... aka The Seduction of Amy Démoniaques, Les (1974) ... aka Curse of the Living Dead ... aka Demoniacs ... aka Deux vierges pour Satan ... aka Diablesses, Les ... aka Isola delle demoniache, L' ... aka Tina, la naufrageuse perverse Tout le monde il en a deux (1974) (as Michel Gentil) ... aka Bacchanales sexuelles (France) ... aka Fly Me the French Way (USA) Christina, princesse de l'érotisme (1973) (dream sequence) ... aka A Virgin Among the Living Dead (USA: video box title) ... aka Among the Living Dead ... aka Christine, Princess of Eroticism (USA) ... aka Desideri erotici di Christine, I (Italy) ... aka Une vierge chez les morts vivants (France) ... aka Vergine tra i morti viventi, Una (Italy) ... aka Zombi 4: A Virgin Among the Living (USA: video box title) Rose de fer, La (1973) ... aka Nuit du cimitière ... aka Rose of Iron (International: English title) ... aka The Iron Rose (UK) Jeunes filles impudiques (1973) (as Michel Gentil) ... aka Schoolgirl Hitchhikers (USA) Vierges et vampires (1971) ... aka Caged Vampires ... aka Caged Virgins (USA) ... aka Crazed Virgins ... aka Dungeon of Terror ... aka Requiem for a Vampire ... aka Requiem pour un vampire ... aka Sex Vampires ... aka The Crazed Vampire ... aka Virgins and Vampires ... aka Virgins and the Vampires (USA) Frisson des vampires, Le (1970) ... aka Sex and the Vampire ... aka Strange Things Happen at Night (USA) ... aka The Shiver of the Vampires (USA: DVD title) ... aka The Terror of the Vampires ... aka Thrill of the Vampires ... aka Vampire Thrills Vampire nue, La (1969) ... aka The Naked Vampire ... aka The Nude Vampire (USA) Viol du vampire, Le (1967) ... aka Queen of the Vampires (USA) ... aka Reine des vampires, La ... aka The Rape of the Vampire ... aka Vampire Women Pays loin, Les (1965)