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Countess Irina (Lina Romay) lives on the island of Madeira, Portugal,where she must drain the "life force" of men and women for her own survival. One of her lovers/victims is a poet (Jack Taylor) who believes the undead countess is meant for him. Prolific exploitation director Jess Franco filmed this influential erotic chiller -- which established Romay (who Franco later married) as an erotic and horror film icon -- on location on Madeira.
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Though I liked many of Franco's films, such as 99 Women and Eugénie, and I love sexploitation and vampire movies like The Blood-Splattered Bride, Daughters of Darkness and Vampyres, I cannot say I'm not a little disappointed with Female Vampire. But I can't say I didn't like it either and it was definitely worth buying, at least for me. As usual with Franco, there's a lot of atmosphere to be enjoyed. I thought the opening scene was great, though a little cheesy. The music was nice and no need to say the locations were beautiful. Lina Romay is absolutely gorgeous and Jack Taylor is good as always, though I wish he played a more important part. I would have also gladly appreciated more dark romance and foggy woods and bloody kills and less porn and endless sex scenes. Unfortunately the picture and sound quality leaves a lot to be desired, but I guess that's to be expected with these old low-budget films. So overall it's an interesting little movie and you have to take it for what it is, but it's not really my cup of tea. Still I can see why so many people like it and how important it is in Franco's career.
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By Mac Hammer
Format:DVD
When you look at the coverart of this DVD, you would expect a horror movie. But instead of that, you get tons of boring nudity, no atmosphere and no real vampires. Yes, it's cut, nearly all the horror of the original version "Erotikill / Black Countess" has been removed. The female vampire in this movie doesn't kill with her fangs... Jess Franco directed some nice movies in the past : I can recommend "Awfull dr. Orloff" and "Bloody Judge", but he has made a lot of worthless trash too. Avoid if you are a horror fan. The additional footage (ten minutes) of the horror only version is definitely not enough... They should have made a DVD with the complete horror version!
By T. Koehler
Format:DVD
There are some films that hide their age well and are well worth watching many times after the first screening. Most of the Hammer films fall into this category. This film is not one of them.
Technically, there are 3 versions to the primary film on the DVD. However in reality it is one film with select scenes from each of the Horror and Extra versions available as trailers.
The story revolves around a Vampire that doesn't speak, likes to walk around naked and basically does nothing but stare at her victims. As for the content, the scenes try for the dramatic but end up flat and left me saying, more times than I can remember: is that it? The scenes themselves started off well enough with the beautiful (and naked as previously mentioned) seducing her victims with the hypnotic stare, but ended up not being very satisfying. Each scene in the end was a softcore display, which didn't really appeal to me. I would have prefered a more 'hordcore' edge to the scenes but you have to remember the time the film was made and realize that it was probably deemed to have that 'hardcore' edge then ... but now it simply appears: Dated and Tired ...
Hope this helps.
Technically, there are 3 versions to the primary film on the DVD. However in reality it is one film with select scenes from each of the Horror and Extra versions available as trailers.
The story revolves around a Vampire that doesn't speak, likes to walk around naked and basically does nothing but stare at her victims. As for the content, the scenes try for the dramatic but end up flat and left me saying, more times than I can remember: is that it? The scenes themselves started off well enough with the beautiful (and naked as previously mentioned) seducing her victims with the hypnotic stare, but ended up not being very satisfying. Each scene in the end was a softcore display, which didn't really appeal to me. I would have prefered a more 'hordcore' edge to the scenes but you have to remember the time the film was made and realize that it was probably deemed to have that 'hardcore' edge then ... but now it simply appears: Dated and Tired ...
Hope this helps.
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Wow
That Jess Franco sure was wacky. This ultra-sexy 70's vamp flick probably arouses me more than any modern softcore film, but it's still not as good as Vampire Femmes or Vampyres. Read more
Published on May 23 2004 by Fabiola
5.0 out of 5 stars
love at 1st bite
why i actually like this film so much or chose to rate it so highly may be a great mystery to everyone including myself. Read more
Published on May 3 2003 by Brian R Yandle
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Vampire Eye of Jess Franco
Female Vampire was the first film Jess Franco made after the death of his star and lover, Soledad Miranda, and the film is a haunting and mournful examination of fate and loss. Read more
Published on Aug 16 2001 by Ava Lomax
4.0 out of 5 stars
Weird and fun film by Jess Franco.
Lina Romay, just dressed in high boots and a cape, slowly walks around in the foggy woods. The wonderful titlemusic by Daniel White is playing. Read more
Published on Oct 17 2000 by "carl_j_johansson"
3.0 out of 5 stars
FEMALE VAMPIRE IS CUT!
Great flick but Image has done it again. Cut the film of ahardcore scene so the can sell more copies. The print itself is so full of flaws that it's like watching a video. Read more
Published on Aug 15 2000
4.0 out of 5 stars
another great euro-horror from Image!
Ah, we can always rely on Image entertainment to satisfy our strange desires for Euro-oddities on DVD. Read more
Published on Aug 14 2000 by Charles Read
4.0 out of 5 stars
Moody Ethereal Horror From Franco
The new IMAGE DVD of Jess Franco's "Female Vampire" is a welcome addition to any Francophile or euro-horror fan's collection. Read more
Published on Aug 9 2000 by frankenberry
5.0 out of 5 stars
Franco's Best
While many Francophiles sing the praises of Vampyros Lesbos or one of the director's several Dr. Orloff's ripoffs, it's Female Vampire that enshrines this director in the pantheon. Read more
Published on Jun 30 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
Franco's Best
While many Francophiles sing the praises of Vampyros Lesbos or one of the director's several Dr. Orloff's ripoffs, it's Female Vampire that enshrines this director in the pantheon. Read more
Published on Jun 30 2000
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