Having built his reputation with a quartet of eccentric erotic vampire tales, jean rollin surprised audiences with the iron rose le rose de fer, an atmospheric detour into the realms of the fantastique'. '.strtoupper('w')hen a couple – played by françoise pascal burke and hare and hugues quester je t’aime moi non plus – stumble across an old cemetery, they begin to explore its gravestones and crypts'. '.strtoupper('b')ut, as night falls, they find that they are unable to leave..'. '.strtoupper('r')estored in 4k from the original negative, the iron rose also features rollin regulars natalie perrey lips of blood and mireille dargent requiem for a vampire, and is considered by many to be one of its director’s crowning achievements'. '.strtoupper('t')his new edition also includes a new 4k restoration of rollin’s early short film the yellow loves, an evocation of the poetry of tristan corbière, whose work was also the inspiration for the iron rose'. '.strtoupper('i')ndicator limited edition blu ray special features new 4k restoration from the original negative by powerhouse films two presentations of the film la rose de fer, jean rollin’s original french language version and the crystal rose, the english language version original mono audio audio commentary with film historian tim lucas 2025 jean rollin introduces ‘the iron rose’ 1998 archival interview with rollin 2010 the filmmaker discusses the iron rose les nuits du cimetiere 2024 in depth documentary on the making of the iron rose by rollin’s personal assistant, daniel gouyette, featuring interviews with key rollin associates jean noël delamarre, natalie perrey, and alain petit archival interview with françoise pascal 2012 newly edited interview with françoise pascal 2025 critical appreciation by author and film historian stephen thrower 2025 the yellow loves les amours jaunes,1958 rollin’s impressionist interpretation of the poetry of tristan corbière marcelline block on tristan corbière 2025 the academic explores the poet’s influence on rollin’s work original theatrical trailers image gallery promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes new and improved english translation subtitles for the french soundtrack new and improved english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the english version limited edition exclusive 80 page book with a new essay by nick pinkerton, an archival introduction by jean rollin, a reprint of rollin’s original 1972 scenario titled the night of the cemetery, an archival interview with françoise pascal, jean rollin on the yellow loves, an introduction to the poetry of tristan corbière, and full film credits limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units 6,000 4k uhds and 4,000 blu rays for the uk and us all extras subject to change