Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin
Reel Life: Based on Truth and Lies
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1h 52m
2022 • United States • Directed by Dima Ballin & Kat Ellinger
The story of French filmmaker Jean Rollin (1938-2010), one of the most singular voices of European cult cinema, deeply misunderstood and widely misrepresented.
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