Daughters of Darkness

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Belgium / France / West Germany, 1971, 87 min (Director's cut: 100 min)

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Erotic. Bloody. Atmospheric. Fascinating. Based on Sheridan le Fanu's "Camilla", the classic tale of lesbian bloodsuckers, Daughters of Darkness is a stylishly erotic vampire film. The hypnotically beautiful Delphine Seyrig stars as the infamous "Scarlet Countess" (who found eternal youth by bathing in the blood of 300 virgins). Boasting a legendary legacy of perversion, she keeps company with her beautiful young 'companion' (sensuous Andrea Rau sporting large eyes, pouting lips and a Louise Brooks bob haircut). When the two women seduce a troubled newlywed couple they unleash a frenzy of sudden violence and depraved desire. Made during the early 70s vampire movie revival when cinema suddenly discovered sexual liberation and was filled with countless lesbian bloodsuckers, Daughters of Darkness stands as one of the most explicit and mesmerizing adult horror films ever made. (Umbrella Entertainment)

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NinadeL 

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English Even after thoroughly studying the Bathory theme in the film, I didn't understand the true nature of the cult of this particular film. Perhaps due to the suffocating atmosphere and the trendy lesbian touch... The Countess here is very tired and reminiscent of a Marlene Dietrich caricature. ()

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English Such aesthetics in the form of blonde feminine beauty, angelic white ladies’ costumes and melancholic poetics, almost reminiscent of Polanski’s Bitter Moon...diminished by so much empty and uninteresting dialogue, as well as underdeveloped characters, on whose intimate interaction the whole film was supposed to stand as a psychological analysis of the fascination with violence, helplessness and surrender to higher powers. Even the nudity is not used purposefully and satisfactorily enough. However, the face, hairstyle, wardrobe and calm, seductive voice of Delphine Seyrig as Countess Elizabeth Báthory cannot be forgotten. ()

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