Jean Rollin Posters Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons (1985)

File this under rare. Here is the original poster for the 1985 film, Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons, that Rollin shot under the Michel Gentil pseudonym just after he had completed The Sidewalks of Bangkok. I have not seen this film and have no info on it except to say that it was released in France on VHS years ago. Rollin himself had this to say to Peter Blumenstock in the pages of Virgins and Vampires and Video Watchdog 31 on this rare item:

"I really did it (direct it.) Jean-Claude Benhamou was the producer, writer and lead actor, so now, he sometimes seems to confuse things and claims to have directed as well. That said, it was completely his story. It was only a technical direction. I only did what he wanted me to do, because I didn't really care."

Jean Rollin Home Video Designs (Various High Resolution)

A very kind reader from France recently alerted me to this wonderful database he is involved with dedicated to preserving rare VHS box art from around the world. They have a huge Jean Rollin selection here and this reader has offered to supply me with some large scans to share with fellow Rollin fans. Here is the next batch featuring some various scans. Thanks so much to this very kind fan who, like me, is really wanting to preserve Rollin's legacy and I hope this and the upcoming posts of these prove pleasing!

The Hidden Cinema of Jean Rollin: Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons (1985)

Here are some stills from the 1985 production Rollin shot under his Michel Gentil pseudonym, Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons. There isn't a lot to say about the film. It's a rather silly comedic slapstick adventure from the mid-eighties that Rollin did for hire. Outside of a few familiar faces from Rollin's world (including Jean himself) there really isn't much that announces itself as a Jean Rollin work. Still, as I recently added it to my collection, I wouldn’t think of leaving it out here so I hope these rather fuzzy stills proves at least interesting.