- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJean Michel Rollin Le Gentil
- Nickname
- Robert Xavier
- Jean Rollin was born on November 3, 1938 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Night of the Hunted (1980). He was married to Simone Rollin. He died on December 15, 2010 in Paris, France.
- SpouseSimone Rollin(? - December 15, 2010) (his death, 2 children)
- RelativesOlivier Rollin(Half Sibling)
- French writer-director of surreal low budget horror and fantasy films. From the mid-1970's, turned out primarily exploitation and pornographic films.
- Half-brother of actor Olivier Rollin.
- Father of actor Serge Rollin.
- Jean Rollin was an essayist, and a prolific novelist.
- Is the mentor of the New York video artist, Aïda Ruilova.
- When I shoot a film, I'm a 15 year old boy again.
- [artistic influences] Certainly the surrealists. Painters like Max Ernst and [Rene] Magritte, and also the surrealist from Belgium, Paul Delvaux. The way he uses female nudity probably influences the eroticism of my films.
- [favorite of his films] I have a little something for Requiem for a Vampire because it's a "naive" film. My best script is certainly Levres de Sang, and my best directing, The Two Orphan Vampires.
- [why he combines sex and blood in films] For me, it's impossible to make "gore" without emotion. If there is no love, passion, there is no film. For example, in Raisins de la Mort, one of the best parts is the head cutting with an axe. The poor guy has to chop the head, but at the same time he says, "I love you." It's gory, but it's also full of pathos.
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