Le frisson des vampires (1971)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Jean Rollin

Writers:

Monique Natan (writer)
Jean Rollin (writer)

Release Date:

January 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A young honeymooning couple stop for the night at an ancient castle. Unbeknownst to them, the castle is home to a horde of vampires, who have their own plans for the couple. |

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Vampire | Bare Breasts | Surrealism | Female Frontal Nudity

Cast

Sandra Julien	...	Isa
Jean-Marie Durand	...	Antoine
Jacques Robiolles	...	2nd vampire
Michel Delahaye	...	1st vampire
Marie-Pierre Castel	...	Maid (as Marie-Pierre Tricot)
Kuelan Herce	...	Maid
Nicole Nancel	...	Isabelle
Dominique	...	Isolde

Also Known As:

Sex and the Vampire
Strange Things Happen at Night (USA)
The Shiver of the Vampires (USA) (DVD title)
The Terror of the Vampires
Thrill of the Vampires
Vampire Thrills

Runtime:

France:95 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | France:-16 (TV rating) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Les Films ABC

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lèvres de sang (1975)

Nothing in cinema like it.

Unforgettable Rollin extravaganza, daring to go for effects other directors would dismiss as cheesy, and pulling them off. On one level, it seems pure exploitation, with its somnolent virgins and lesbian vampires; but it is the prospective male viewer that the film targets - his representative on screen is reduced to an impotent observer, finally breaking down into helpless madness. Rollin's style is as delirious as ever, fantastic French Gothic sets, seeping red filter, dreamlike pace, bewilderingly inventive soundtrack, resonant set-pieces and unmissably pretentious dialogue. It's easier to follow than THE RAPE OF THE VAMPIRE.