Two Orphan Vampires Blu-ray

Release Year: 1997

Runtime: 103 min

Director: Jean Rollin

Cast: Alexandra Pic, Isabelle Teboul, Bernard Charnacé, Gudule, Nathalie Karsenty

Studios: Les Films ABC

A pair of teenage girls, who are blind by day, but when the sun goes down, they roam the streets to quench their thirst for blood.

Special Features:

Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films

Original French and English mono soundtracks.

Audio commentary

With critics and authors David Flint and Adrian J Smith (2023).

Memories of a Blue World (2012, 43 mins)

Documentary on the making of Two Orphan Vampires by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, featuring interviews with actor Isabelle Teboul, assistant director Jean-Noël Delamarre, composer Philippe D’Aram, and others.

Infinite Dreams (2023, 35 mins)

Extensive, newly edited archival interview with Rollin exploring the themes of Two Orphan Vampires and his wider oeuvre.

Bonded by Blood (2023, 14 mins)

Newly edited archival interview with the actor Alexandra Pic.

Eyesight to the Blind (2023, 11 mins)

Newly edited archival interview with Isabelle Teboul.

The Smoking Vampires (2023, 4 mins)

Actors Pic and Teboul revisit the Père Lachaise Cemetery filming locations in 2002.

Livres de sang (2023, 8 mins)

Rollin gives a tour of his living room displaying the books he has written and awards he has received.

Original theatrical trailer

Image galleries; production and publicity material, and New York location photography.

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 Patricia MacCormack, an archival introduction by Jean Rollin, an archival production report by Peter Blumenstock, an archival interview with Brigitte Lahaie, an extract from Rollin’s source novel, and full film credits.

Limited edition of 10,000 numbered units

(6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US.

Technical Specifications:

• New 4K restoration
• Original French and English mono soundtracks