Daughters of Darkness

aka: Le Rouge aux Levres
Belgium / France 1971, 100 minutes
Dir. Harry Kumel
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Horror / Sexploitation, Vampires, Lesbian

Feat. Delphine Seyrig, Danielle Ouimet, Andrea Rau, John Karlen

Aroview: Significant, sultry vampire horror, justly celebrated for its blend of understated dread, unusual eroticism and elegant trappings which has been noticed even by highbrows like Camille Paglia.

Seyrig is most compelling as a she-vampire, clad in stylish French apparel who becomes intertwined (literally) with a honeymooning couple at a beachside resort. When local women start turning up, throats slashed and bloodless, there are any number of suspects...

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2 stars (Good Try) The Countess character is well done and maybe too well done because the rest in comparison don't amount to much. The plot idea is fine but the screenplay has loose ends and the musical score is only average. ~Tubbs