''La nuit des horloges'' (English: ''The Night of the Clocks'' or ''Night Clocks'') is a 2007 French fantasy film directed by

Jean Rollin Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil (3 November 193815 December 2010) was a French film director, actor, and novelist best known for his work in the fantastique Film genre, genre. Overview Rollins' career, spanning over fifty years, featured earl ...

. The film stars the French writer and former pornographic actress

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, with others who have appeared in many of Rollin's early works -

Françoise Blanchard Françoise Denise Aline Blanchard (6 June 1954 – 24 May 2013) was a French actress and voice dubbing artist. Her most notable work is that of her role in the 1982 French film ''La morte vivante'', directed by Jean Rollin. Blanchard had co ...

, Dominique,

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and

Jean-Loup Philippe Jean-Loup Philippe (born 24 March 1936) is a French actor, writer and director of film and theatre He is best known for his role in Jean Rollin's 1975 horror classic ''Lèvres de sang''.Richey, Jeremy (February 8, 2009) He had collaborated will ...

. His penultimate film, it marks forty years of Rollin's career and pays homage to many of his earlier film works and serves as a thank you to his many loyal fans.

Plot

A young woman named Isabelle has recently inherited a country mansion from her late uncle, writer and filmmaker, Jean Michel. Upon her arrival, Isabelle goes to visit her uncle's grave at

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and then to his former home which is now hers. Once there, Isabelle discovers that the property retains a vivid memory of her cousin and that both the cemetery and her new home are haunted by the characters and fantasies of his life.

Cast

... Isabelle *

... Lethal * Dominique ... Herself * Maurice Lemaître ... A Ghost *

... The Keeper of the Keys *

... A Ghost * Jean Depelley ... Man-Owl * Fabrice Maintoux ... Man-Cock * Sabine Lenoël ... Femme ailée *

Jean-Pierre Bouyxou Jean-Pierre Bouyxou (born 16 January 1946) is a French film critic, author, filmmaker and actor. Career He started his career as a writer in 1964 when his article was published in fanzines (''Mercury'', '' Lunatique''). Some other magazines he w ...

(voice)

Release

The film initially premiered on 16 July 2007 at the

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which was held at

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, with Rollin receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award. It received its screening in France on 30 March 2008 at the Lyon L'Étrange Festival. A DVD was released in France on 3 February 2010 via LCJ distribution, the company behind the re-issues of many of Rollin's earlier films. The DVD contained a limited edition copy of Rollin's 2008 book, ''MoteurCoupez! Memoirs of a Singular Filmmaker'', with the first 150 copies.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from online critics. , it holds a rating of 5.7/10 at the

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References

External links

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