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Art-movie goddess Delphine Seyrig (Last Year at Marienbad) slinks through the plush Eurotrash settings as the deathless Elizabeth Bathory, Vampire Countess, in Harry Kümel's minor Dutch classic of lesbian erotic-gothic. Blood mingles with water during the languorous shower scenes. Set at an upper-crust seaside resort, the 1971 film recounts Bathory's plot to replace her current consort (Andrea Rau) with a fresher specimen, an abused newlywed whose brutal young husband is an inconvenience waiting to be eliminated. Although both the bi-sex and the neck-biting violence are tame by today's standards, the film has a graceful, gliding sense of pace that gets under your skin; something unspeakably kinky always seems to be just about to happen. It never quite does, but the mood lingers. See it with someone you love--or would like to. --David Chute
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By Kim Anehall
Format:DVD
Stefan, a British aristocrat with sadistic tendencies, and the beautiful Valerie, a simple girl, have eloped and are on their way home to break the news to Stefan's mother. However, Stefan is hesitant to bring his wife to see his mother as he delays the trip back to England on purpose by making up stories. The newlyweds decide to stay in an extravagant hotel on the seaside while Stefan attempts to buy some time. Stefan and Valerie are the only guests at the hotel besides the flamboyant Countess Bathory and her seductive secretary since it is off-season. During the stay the Countess Bathory has taken a liking to the couple and begins to seduce them both as she begins setting her wicked plan into action.
Daughters of Darkness is a vampire tale with a malevolently chilly and sexually tense atmosphere that haunts the mind with its subtle approach as Kümel avoids the popular approach of vampires. The vampires do not sleep in coffins nor attack the necks of their victims with sharpened elongated teeth. Instead Kümel disguises the threat of evil behind courteous behavior, alluring charm, and vivid gesticulations that become passionately seductive for the characters in the film. In addition, the mise-en-scene is strongly suggestive and vibrant colors are used in order to enhance the bewitching atmosphere that is viewed by the audience. This leaves the viewer with an uneasy, but artistic cinematic experience that selective audiences will appreciate.
By Wil-n-Tally
Format:DVD
There must be some subliminal message in this movie that I respond to. I have watched it over and over. The Countess is so beautifully evil; she made me fall under her spell. I have heard her described as a "Satanic Auntie Mame". She makes evil so seductive and fun. Even though I have a dark obessesion fop this movie, freinds I have shown it to describe it as boring and slow. (Hang on, talking about it made me get up and put it in the DVD player again). It's not for everyone, at least give it a try.
By El Smoksta
Format:DVD
This film is about a newlywed couple who "honeymoon?" at a fancy palace like hotel in Europe somewhere, alone, and are seduced by a Countess and her sidekick who show up not too long after the married couple arrive. I normally adore art house flicks, but this one has the pacing of a snail. There are only a few "shocking" scenes, and it came long after this viewer had any interest left. I will say this though, over the last 25 minutes of the film the pace quickens and may be considered a "payoff", but like I said, I basically lost interest. Don't believe the hype. If you want an interesting "exploitation" vampire film from the 70's, check out Warhol's Blood For Dracula. Nuff said.
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Fangless but cool
Normally I don't go for the vampire film where you don't see the fangs - but in this case the subtly works so well. Read more
Published on July 11 2003 by lecudedag
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic
I'm delighted this will be available on DVD. I watched it on VHS a long, long time ago. I'd heard about it in various books on vampire films and haunted every video store I could... Read more
Published on May 11 2003 by MooncatX
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Guilty Pleasure
Let's face it: "Daughters of Darkness" is, at most, a guilty pleasure. Despite the cheesy music, overly dramatic dialogue, and uneven acting, this film is totally watchable. Read more
Published on Oct 23 2002 by JeffreyJGH
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful but a bit Boring
Daughters of darkness has what most recent horror flicks lack, georgeous yet creepy environments, unique somewhat complex characters, a slow buildup of tension, but it could simply... Read more
Published on Jan 25 2002
1.0 out of 5 stars
Save yourself! Don't see this hideous film!
Worse than a merely bad film is a self-important bad film. This monstrosity drips with artsy pretensions, yet is so poorly written, acted and directed that it doesn't even amuse... Read more
Published on Jan 22 2002 by "sephus"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Glamour and Horror never looked better
Sometimes it's better to suspend belief and enjoy the images
put forward. Who cares if the story doesn't make sense? Read more
put forward. Who cares if the story doesn't make sense? Read more
Published on Sep 26 2001 by Ellen Vieira
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unfortunately There is No Zero Star Rating
In any language, this movie is [....] It was so bad that it made Blackula look like an Academy Award nominee. Read more
Published on Aug 9 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars
Flows Despite Its Flaws
We've read about the "artiness" of "Daughters of Darkness," its lesbian themes, its hommage to "Marienbad" in the person of Delphine Seyrig (whose marcelled coif gives her more the... Read more
Published on Jan 10 2001 by Paul Kesler
4.0 out of 5 stars
A mesmerizing and atypical vampire film
"Daughters of Darkness" (originally titled "La rouge aux lèvres") is a 1971 Belgian-French-West German production directed by Harry Kümel that stars... Read more
Published on Jun 5 2000 by Adam P. Lounsbery
4.0 out of 5 stars
Naturally disconcerning
Most well-known for its gloriously eerie effects and bizarre artful atmosphere, this film is perhaps one of the best of those which portray vampires as mysterious gloomy entities... Read more
Published on Jan 29 2000 by Alex
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