The Iron Rose 05/10/25

Jean Rollin takes a break from nude vampires à la française for a direct-from-the-crypt meditation on morbid romanticism. Inspired by a 19th century poet, he locks two impressionable young lovers in a cemetery, where an emotional response to the maze of crypts and tombstonestakes over. Françoise Pascal has a starring role as la femme seduced by a death wish. The show almost attains its goal of annihilating delirium; it’s an honorable stab at art horror for Rollin. On Blu-ray from Powerhouse Indicator.
05/10/25