Lips of Blood (1975)
"Lèvres de sang" (original title)

Frederick sees a photograph of a ruined seaside castle, which triggers a strange childhood memory. He then goes on a strange quest, aided by four female vampires, to find the castle and the beautiful woman who lives there.

Director:

Jean Rollin

Writers:

Jean-Loup Philippe, Jean Rollin

Stars:

Jean-Loup Philippe, Annie Belle, Natalie Perrey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Loup Philippe	...	Frédéric
Annie Belle	...	Jennifer (as Annie Briand)
Natalie Perrey	...	La mère de Frédéric
Martine Grimaud
Catherine Castel	...	Jumelle vampire
Marie-Pierre Castel	...	Jumelle vampire
Hélène Maguin
Anita Berglund
Claudine Beccarie	...	Claudine
Béatrice Harnois
Sylvia Bourdon
Mireille Dargent
Paul Bisciglia	...	Le psychiatre
Willy Braque	...	Le tueur
Julien Etchevery

Storyline

This erotic vampire film features a young man on a strange quest after recognizing a castle on a poster. He seems to remember the castle from his childhood and eventually finds it with the aid of a strange woman dressed in white. It turns out that his family has been keeping the secret of vampirism from him.

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Plot Keywords:

castle | vampire | secret | sister | sex | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

18 May 1975 (France)

Also Known As:

Lips of Blood

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordia Films, Off Production, Scorpion V

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 71 min (X rated)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jean Rollin based the main male character Frederic on himself.

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Connections

References The Nude Vampire (1970)

User Reviews

A Woman he couldn't forget, a love that can't be denied!

Lips of Blood (1975) (Lèvres de sang)- Jean Rollin directed this slower story a man seeking to reconnect to his childhood and the vampire he is destined to be reunited to. Frédéric (Jean-Loup Philippe) is haunted by the images of some ruins he visited as a child and starts a journey to find them. Someone is trying to prevent this from happening, who could it be? His over protective Mother (Nathalie Perrey) advice is to forget the past but Frédéric can't do that. His dreaming leads him to a tomb where he releases a group of scantily clad female vampires who seem to aid him and terrorized him in his quest. When he finally finds the vampire from the past, Jennifer (Annie Belle); his mother comes to him and says that she has been protecting him from the Vamps and he must help her put an end to them. She and her friends had long ago trapped the vampires and now wish to burn them. He is assigned to get Jennifer's head for this purpose. He does not bring the real head and instead frees the beautiful Jennifer to be her lover. She turns him and they sail away in a coffin. (not kidding here) The movie making is standard for the time period with heavy music and blue and red lighting for effect. There are no special effects besides the lovely bodies of the beautiful vamps. The nudity is more casual than pornographic. Subtitled pay attention or you will miss the reveals. Very straight forward compared to some of Rollin's more abstract work. Rating (6.5)