If you like Jean Rollin, you will likely also love films of a young French director—Sylvain Malin. From this article, you will understand why. Since 2007, Sylvain Malin has directed four short films, and he is currently working on his fifth one. Let’s start with an overview of his most “rollinesque” film titled Manon .   Manon, 2016 Manon is a short fantasy film that has a haunted, tensed, and mysterious vibe. While it contains references to the films of Rollin, it’s authentic enough to be interesting on its own. For example, contrary to Rollin, whose trademark are hilarious and cute flaws caused by the lack of budget or simple negligence, there isn’t anything like that in Manon. It’s a well-made fantasy film with a vibe of a ghost story.   Now, here is what Sylvain is saying about it himself: Sylvain Malin About The Film Manon is the third film I directed. Its idea partially came from a surrealistic trip inspired by a

Véronique Djaouti Travers is a close friend of my favourite director—Jean Rollin. She took part in all (or at least most) of his cinematographic and literature projects since the 90’s. Véronique was a still photographer, director’s assistant, and even made three appearances as an actress in his films. Today Véronique is the main keeper of the memory of the cult director. She manages online groups dedicated to Jean Rollin, as well as an extensive, very informative, and beautiful website created by herself. Véronique kindly accepted my request to share with you a few memories about her work with Jean Rollin, and especially a few amusing and even astonishing anecdotes. I reserved the original French version of the interview for Véronique herself. If you speak French, you can read it on Véronique's website dedicaed to Jean Rollin . Interview About Jean Rollin with Véronique Djaouti-Travers Hello, Véronique. Would you like to be interviewed for my blo