Perdues dans New York

Perdues dans New York (English: Lost in New York) is a 1989 made-for-television film directed by French director Jean Rollin, who is most notable for his cult vampire films. Perdues dans New York is one of his most personal films, having a runtime of just 52 minutes.[1][2]

Perdues dans New York
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Directed byJean Rollin
Written byJean Rollin
StarringAdeline Abitbol
Funny Abitbol
Catherine Herengt
Catherine Lesret
Sophie Maret
Marie-Laurence
Mélissa
Nathalie Perrey
Catherine Rival
Music byPhillippe d'Aram
Edited byJanette Kronegger
Running time
52 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

Two girls discover a magical wooden device, called a Moon Goddess, which allows them to travel through time and space. They imagine they are grown up and see New York City. Meeting again with their memories as old women, after a dreamlike journey of self-discovery, they return to their days of youth.

Home media

DVD

Perdues dans New York was released on DVD in the UK by Redemption Films on 16 July 2007 in a non-anamorphic 1.66:1 transfer with a Dolby 2.0 mono soundtrack. Extras included two of Rollin's early short films (Les Amours Jaunes and Les Pays Lion) and a stills gallery.

Reception

The film garnered negative reviews from audiences and mostly went unseen by critics, it currently holds a 50% audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes [3] based on 91 user reviews and 5.2/10 on IMDb based on 5 user reviews. Audiences mainly felt that the movie was too slow and boring, quoting that "Jean Rollin is really a mixed bag. For me he's at his best when he sticks to vampires and castles and artistic/strange symbolism and atmosphere. Those are what he knows, what he's about, and that's what he brings incredible magic and intrigue to. He's worst when he tries too hard to talk openly in a film about concepts such as "a dream within a dream" and having random things occur for no apparent reason. You can sort of see what he's trying to do at times but for me it just doesn't cut it."

References
  1. Rollin, Jean (5 April 2010), Perdues dans New York (Fantasy), retrieved 10 September 2020
  2. "dvdoutsider.co.uk". www.dvdoutsider.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. Perdues dans New York, (Lost in New York) (1989), retrieved 10 September 2020
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