Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin – Frightfest Movie Review
Director: Dima Ballin, Kat Ellinger
Plot: Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin tells the story of one of Eurocult cinema’s most singular voices. Deeply misunderstood and widely misrepresented, during his decades-long career as a film director (1958-2009), Rollin’s work received absolutely no recognition in his native country of France and was completely unknown anywhere else. In the nineties, because of home video, Rollin attained a marginal cult status in niche English-speaking genre circles.
Runtime: 1 Hour 52 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Verdict on Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin
Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin is a documentary exploring the career of French director Jean Rollin. It explores his unique erotic depiction of vampires, which was against the trend in France at the time.
The documentary sees fans of his work and people who worked with him discuss their brightest memories of his work. It follows through his whole career and sees how he never managed to get the mainstream success many believe he should have.
Whenever you get to explore a director and their work, it is fascinating to see, even if the films aren’t from a genre you enjoy. This showed how Jean Rollin looked to evolve as cinema did and despite how the audience reacted upon release. The cult following he gained upon home release showed how horror movies will always find an audience.
Final Thoughts – Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin is an interesting documentary about a cult horror director.
