Before there were horror-comedies like
Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009), there were classy European vampire erotica like Harry Kumel's
Daughters of Darkness (1971). What's there to say - it's a vampire movie in English, it's got three gorgeous female leads and it's shot with laborious ambition, as if to say
"we're goin to make this shot as difficult as possible so that you know how bleedin good we are". Legendary sex icon Delphine Seyrig
(pic, foreground) is particularly engrossin as the Hungarian killer Countess Elizabeth Báthory, a sort of decadent high society milf with the most hypnotic and disarmin voice I've ever heard on film. The elegant murderess manipulates newlywed couple Stefan (John Karlen) and Valerie (Danielle Ouimet) with the help of her lesbo pet Ilona (Andrea Rau) with some interestin underpinnin feminist themes throughout. It's not very obvious but it's the sort of movie that illustrates the need for blowjobs to be given when due, lest we suffer the wrath of murderous sexual frustration.
Bad news on the doorstep:
It gets better as it wears on but you might want the first half to go a little faster.
Perennial wonderment:
Why have they not made a movie in which the vampire suddenly dies from accidentally eatin
bak kut teh with garlic.
Reminds me of:
Jess Franco's
Vampyros Lesbos (1971).
Watch out for:
A rather unexpected crash 'n burn death sequence at the end, brought about by daylight exposure. I guess this is how they did it before they could use special effects like in
Interview With The Vampire (1994).
Amacam joker, berapa bintang lu mau kasi?
Three stars for its three leads. You'll like it if you like moody stuff.
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