PRODUCT INFORMATION
One of Jean Rollin’s least-seen and most underrated works, The Night of the Hunted (La Nuit des traquées) finds the director moving away from his trademark tales of vampirism to explore a nightmarish, dystopian world.
In the dead of night, Elisabeth is rescued from unknown pursuers by Robert and taken to safety. But, after she is kidnapped and taken to an austere clinic whose distressed and abused patients are suffering from progressive memory loss, Robert sets out to find her and discover what is taking place in the clinic.
Shot at night on a shoestring budget, with a cast mostly drawn from France’s adult-film industry, The Night of the Hunted stars Rollin regulars Brigitte Lahaie (Fascination) and Natalie Perrey (Lips of Blood), and offers a stark and melancholic take on contemporary society.
FEATURES:
Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original French mono soundtrack
Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2023)
Selected scenes audio commentary with writer-director Jean Rollin (2006)
Selected scenes audio commentary with Rollin and actor Brigitte Lahaie (2006)
Jean Rollin Introduction (1998, 2 mins): filmed appraisal
Perdues: ‘La Nuit des traquées’ (2023, 20 mins): updated documentary on the making of the film, directed by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, and including interviews with Lahaie and key collaborators Jean-Pierre Bouyxou and Natalie Perrey
Jean Rollin on ‘The Night of the Hunted’ (2007, 3 mins): the director in conversation at the Fantasia Film Festival, Montreal
A Delectable Presence (2023, 16 mins): newly edited archival interview with celebrated performer Lahaie in which she recalls working with Rollin
Forty Years Together (2023, 17 mins): producer Lionel Wallmann retells stories from his career-spanning collaboration with Rollin in this newly edited archival interview
Alain Plumey at the Museum of Eroticism (2006, 15 mins): archival interview with the prolific porn performer, who acted in The Night of the Hunted and Fascination
The Gulf of Emptiness (2023, 21 mins): critical appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower
Le Pont (2023, 5 mins): Rollin’s collaborators Bouyxou and Lahaie discuss the film’s viaduct scene
Inserts and alternative scenes: two soft sequences and a hardcore excerpt from Filles traquées
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
New and improved English translation subtitles
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