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Lips of Blood AKA Lèvres de sang (1975)
Frederick sees a photograph of a ruined seaside castle, which triggers a strange childhood memory. He then goes on a strange quest to find the castle and the beautiful woman who lives there.Director: Jean Rollin
Year of Copyright: 1975
Year of Production: 1975
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Photo Galley
Director Jean Rollin Filmography -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Extras:Introduction by director Jean Rollin (2:40)
Interview with actress Natalie Perrey (9:45)
Theatrical Trailer (2:20)
Original French Trailers:
- "The Shiver of the Vampires" (4:09)
- "The Nude Vampire" (3:41)
- "The Iron Rose" (3:42)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 20-page liner notes booklet featuring an essay by Tim Lucas.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
2005 introduction by director Jean Rollin (in English, no subtitles) (10:01)
DISC TWO
"This Beach That Follows Me" 2005 interview with director Jean Rollin (24:39)
2005 Interview with actor Jean-Loup Philippe (16:01)
2005 Interview with actress Nathalie Perrey (12:23)
2005 Interview with actor Serge Rollin (13:14)
2005 Interview with actress Cathy Tricot (14:47)
Photo Gallery (51 images) (4:29)
DISC THREE
2005 Selected Scenes Audio Commentary by director Jean Rollin (32:55)
"Jaundiced Loves: Impressions of Tristan Corbiere" 1958 short film (10:10)
Trailers (French):
- "Lips of Blood" (2:19)
- "Les Demoniacs" (2:57)
- "Requiem for a Vampire" (3:00) -
Subtitles:English, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Polish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with a 64-page book with essays on Lips of Blood and Jaundiced Loves: Impressions of Tristan Corbiere along with complete narration by Jean Rollin, from October 2005
THIS IS A DUTCH RELEASE
All extras are English friendly.
3-disc foldout Digi-pack in the cardboard Slip cover. For more info about the "framing issues", see this link: http://cinema-fantastique.blogspot.com/2005/12/encores-lvres-de-sang-disappointment.html -
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Extras:Slideshow (2:58)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Requiem for a Vampire" (3:00)
- "The Shiver of the Vampires" (4:00)
- "The Living Dead Girl" (1:28)
- "The Night of the Hunted" (3:16)
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Subtitles:Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in French only.
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Extras:"The Nuns: White Stripes" music video
Theatrical trailer
Photo galleries:
- Stills
- Posters
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Specs are not fully confirmed.
- Specifications to be confirmed
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Extras:2005 Selected Scenes Audio Commentary by director Jean Rollin (32:55)
Introduction by director Jean Rollin (in English, no subtitles) (10:01)
2005 interview with actor Jean-Loup Philippe (16:01)
2005 interview with actress Nathalie Perrey (12:23)
Trailers:
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- "Nature Morte" -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:A new transfer, which does not suffer from the framing issues which troubled the Dutch Encore release. However, the transfer on this release is interlaced.
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Extras:Interview with director Jean Rollin (15 mins)
Biography of director Jean Rollin
Poster Gallery
Bonus Trailers:
- "Requiem for a Vampire"
- "The Living Dead Girl"
- "The Shiver of the Vampires"
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Image Galleries:
- Movie Stills (15 images)
- Publicity (1 image)
- Video Art (3 images)
Director Jean Rollin Filmography (10 pages)
Bonus Trailers:
- "The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine" (2:36)
- "Bloodsucker Leads the Dance" (3:14)
Triple Silence music label promo:
- text (1 page)
- "White Slave" 2003 music video by The Nuns (4:24)
Salvation Films Contact Details (1 page) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The subtitles are placed in the black area below the image. This means that, on most systems, zooming in to fit the image to the screen crops out the subtitles.
When navigating the movie stills gallery, 2 of the images can only be accessed by selecting BACK from the starting image.
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OVERALL: Draw
The R1 re-release from Redemption Films in the USA contains an anamorphic transfer that doesn't have the framing issues of the Encore release. However, it's an interlaced transfer. Whilst this release ports over most of the extra features of the Dutch release, it drops a few features, including the 24 min interview with Rollin and the 13 min interview with his son Serge.
The 3-disc Dutch -release contains an anamorphic transfer and bountiful extras but suffers from some minor "framing issues" (for more info, please see the review and the link) though.
So the Redemption Films re-release contains the best presentation of the film, whilst the Encore disc contains the best selection of extra features.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in two versions:
- the original version (~87 mins)
- the hardcore version “Suce moi vampire” (~74 mins) with hardcore inserts featuring the photographer’s models and new wraparound footage with the lead Jean-Loup Phillippe. This footage was shot by director Jean Rollin as a concession to the producers.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts. Original Version (86:50 NTSC).
- R0 America- Kino Lorber - No cuts. Original Version (87:15 NTSC).
- R0 Collector's Edition Holland- Encore Filmed Entertainment - No cuts. Original Version (83:20 PAL).
- R0 Scandinavia- Njutafilms/Anotherworld - No cuts. Original Version (83:21 PAL).
- R0 United Kingdom- Salvation Films / Redemption - No cuts - original version
- R1 America- Koch Vision - No cuts. Original Version.
- R2 France- LCJ - No cuts. Original Version (83:15 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Redemption Films - No cuts. Original Version (83:15 PAL).
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 11/04/06
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 27/10/23UPDATE LOG:
11/04/06: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
07/08/11: Added Redemption Films USA re-release.
02/05/20: Added running times, corrected Image aspect ratio, added DVDBeaver and version notes.
28/05/22: Added Scandinavia, cleanup.
12/10/23: Dates.
27/10/23: Updated 2004 UK release.
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