Lips Of Blood (1975) **** [Rollin Double Feature Pt. 1]

A poetic vision of forgotten memories, dark family history, melancholic landscapes, and eternal love that washes over you like ocean waves. With its ‘man on a quest to discover answers triggered by a memory’ plot, Lips Of Blood (1975) plays like the fantastique equivalent of Dario Argento's Deep Red (review), released the same year. All the Jean Rollin signatures are there—dream logic, evocative imagery, vampiric femmes in the nude, colorful see-through veils, crumbling castles, night-time cemeteries, Dieppe beach. Sublime.

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