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(aka "La Rose de Fer" or "The Crystal Rose" or "Night of the Cemetery" or " Friedhof der Toten Seelen" )
directed by Jean Rollin
France 1973
The plot is simple. A boy and a girl
who share similar morbid romantic interests in music and poetry picnic
at a labyrinthine cemetery and make love in a tomb. Night falls and they
find themselves locked in and running in circles as their alternating
fears and fascinations with death and decay overtake them and lead to an
ending that can either be seen as tragic or romantic. |
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Theatrical Release: 12 April 1973
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Redemption (Redemption USA) - Region 0 - NTSC vs. X-Rated Kult DVD - Region 2 - PAL vs. Redemption - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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Runtime | 1:16:42 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:16:54 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:20:26.853 |
Video |
1.62:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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1.62:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 32,930,937,252 bytes Feature: 19,489,976,448 bytes Video Bitrate: 27.33 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | French (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono) |
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono); German (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono) |
LPCM Audio English 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536
kbps / 16-bit LPCM Audio French 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit |
Subtitles | English, none | English, German, none | English, none |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Redemption Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 6 |
Release Information: Studio: X-Rated Kult DVD Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
DVD Release Date: 20 January
2005 Chapters 12 |
Release Information: Studio: Redemption Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 32,930,937,252 bytes Feature: 19,489,976,448 bytes Video Bitrate: 27.33 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Introduction by Jean Rollin (1:16 in 1080P) • Françoise Pascal Interview (22:01 in 1080P)
• Natalie Perrey
Interview (8:40 in 1080P)
• 20-page booklet 'The Cinema of
Jean Rollin's
Blu-ray
Release Date:
January 24th, 2012 Chapters 10 |
Comments: |
NOTE: These Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.
ADDITION: Redemption - Region FREE - Blu-ray (January 12'): While this is not flawless it is interesting to investigate the differences between the DVDs and the new Blu-ray. The 1080P has a darker cast over the images and this occasionally obscures detail - overall though, colors are significantly bolder and the image is richer. There is some noise on the Blu-ray. I think the intense, darker look suits the film more and I suspect is probably closer to the original intent.
There are linear PCM tracks in the option of French or English and optional English subtitles. The audio isn't strong but is probably more a function of the original production roots - but there are no notable flaws. The disc is region FREE playable on Blu-ray machines worldwide.
Supplement-wise we get another short introduction by Jean Rollin, a revealing Françoise Pascal interview lasting 22-minutes. There is also input from Natalie Perrey during a 9-minute interview, original Theatrical Trailers for 5 Rollin films in 1080P and the English Opening Title Sequence (2:21 in 1080P). Included in the package is a 20-page booklet 'The Cinema of Jean Rollin' with essays (Tim Lucas) and more information.
This is more of Rollin's 'creepy' intriguing film collection. I kinda liked this - it held my attention well and is definitely 'haunting'. Fans should indulge to take advantage of the superior a/v and bonus extras - it's quite a difference that will reflect positively in the presentation. *** ON THE DVDs: Image quality is a draw between these two releases. Redemption USA’s transfer is, of course, an interlaced PAL-NTSC conversion; however, X-Rated’s progressive, single-layer, anamorphic transfer is sometimes plagued by artifacting. Colors are slightly richer on the Redemption disc, but the difference is minimal. The subtitles on the X-Rated disc are a bit more literate but the Redemption subtitles are more than adequate and better displayed. Mono audio on both are fine with the creepy music sounding enveloping.
The Redemption disc includes the short
film "Les Pays Loins" in anamorphic widescreen and an accompanying still
gallery. Note that the short was also included as a supplement on the
Dutch 3-disc set of Jean Rollin's LES DEMONIAQUES. The short film was
also presented in anamorphic widescreen on that release and had an
accompanying audio commentary by Rollin not present on the Redemption
disc. The twelve second time difference between the Redemption and
X-Rated DVD transfers is the result of the opening licensor logo on the
German disc. |
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Extras: | Redemption / Blu-ray |
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Redemption Region 0 - NTSC |
X-Rated Kult DVD Region 2 - PAL |
Redemption USA Region FREE - Blu-ray |