In May, Indicator will be releasing two more brand-new 4K restorations in its critically acclaimed series of films by legendary European horror auteur Jean Rollin, The Iron Rose and Girls Without Shame, both of which will be released in May on 4K UHD and Blu-ray.
THE IRON ROSE [LA ROSE DE FER] (France 1973)
Limited Edition 4K UHD (£27.99) | Limited Edition Blu-ray (£21.99)
19 May 2025 (UK) | 20 May 2025 (USA/Canada)
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.
When 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. But, as night falls, they find that they are unable to leave...
Restored in 4K from the original negative, The Iron Rose also features Rollin regulars Nathalie 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. This 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.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD FEATURES:
- New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- 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
- World premiere on 4K UHD
- Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US
The Blu-ray will have the same special features and with a 1080p presentation of the film.
All extras subject to change
GIRLS WITHOUT SHAME (aka SCHOOLGIRL HITCHHIKERS) [JEUNES FILLES IMPUDIQUES] (France 1975)
Limited Edition 4K UHD (£27.99) | Limited Edition Blu-ray (£21.99)
19 May 2025 (UK) | 20 May 2025 (USA/Canada)
Joëlle Cœur (The Demoniacs) and Gilda Arancio (Tender and Perverse Emanuelle) star in Girls Without Shame (Jeunes filles impudiques), Jean Rollin’s first foray into the world of erotic cinema, made under the pseudonym ‘Michel Gentil’.
Two curious young women, Monica (Cœur) and Jackie (Arancio), find an abandoned old house whilst out hiking. Retiring to bed, they soon find that the house is a hangout for a criminal gang who suspect them of stealing their loot...
Restored in 4K from the original negative, Girls Without Shame (aka Schoolgirl Hitchhikers) features a score by regular Rollin composer Pierre Raph (Requiem for a Vampire) and supporting turns by Willy Braque (Lips of Blood) and Rollin himself, and sees the director successfully transfer his trademark images and themes to a new genre. This edition also includes a new restoration of Hubert Lacoudre’s rare 1972 short film Sexana, an erotic spin on Alice in Wonderland, also starring Cœur.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD FEATURES:
- New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Three presentations of the film: Jean Rollin’s original French-language version, Jeunes filles impudiques; and alternative English-language presentations, Girls Without Shame and Schoolgirl Hitchhikers
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historian David Flint (2025)
- Critical appreciation by author and filmmaker Nicolas Stanzick (2025)
- Video appreciation of enigmatic actor Joëlle Cœur by actor, director and film historian Christophe Bier (2025)
- Sexana (1972): new 4K restoration of, Hubert Lacoudre’s surreal erotic short film starring Joëlle Cœur, featuring a new score by Peninsula
- Critical appreciation of Sexana by Nicolas Stanzick (2025)
- Original theatrical trailers
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- Sexana image gallery
- New and improved English translation subtitles for the French soundtrack
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Lucas Balbo, material from the film’s pressbook, an archival article on the French sex film industry featuring an interview with ‘Michel Gentil’ (Jean Rollin), an archival interview with Willy Braque, new writing on Sexana, and full film credits
- World premiere on 4K UHD
- 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
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