Directed by Jean Rollin • Horror • 1981 • France • French with English subtitles • Mature Content
Starring Laurence Dubas, Christiane Coppé

Jean Rollin’s “The Escapees” follows two women, one rebellious, the other despondent, who flee a mental hospital and drift through the French countryside. Along the way, they encounter dancers, a petty criminal, an aging fortune-teller, and a sinister quartet of swingers. Their dreamlike journey blends lyrical beauty with sudden violence in one of Rollin’s most personal films.