Fascination (1979)

This erotic horror film, set in 1905, tells the story of a thief who seeks refuge in a castle owned by two women, Eva (Brigitte Lahaie) and Elizabeth (Franca Mai). The women are seductive ... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Rollin

Writer:

Jean Rollin

Stars:

Franca Maï, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Franca Maï	...	Elisabeth (as Franka Mai)
Brigitte Lahaie	...	Eva
Jean-Marie Lemaire	...	Marc / Mark
Fanny Magier	...	Hélène
Muriel Montossé	...	Anita
Sophie Noël	...	Sylvie
Evelyne Thomas	...	Dominique
Agnès Bert
Cyril Val	...	Un Apache (as Alain Plumey)
Myriam Watteau	...	La femme apache
Joe de Palmer	...	Un Apache (as Joe de Lara)
Jacques Sansoul

Storyline

This erotic horror film, set in 1905, tells the story of a thief who seeks refuge in a castle owned by two women, Eva (Brigitte Lahaie) and Elizabeth (Franca Mai). The women are seductive and teasing, but turn out to be part of a vampiric cult of blood-drinking aristocrats.

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Plot Keywords:

castle | aristocrat | refuge | thief | blood drinking | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

November 1979 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Diavoliki goiteia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Comex, Films A.B.C.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Eurotika!: Vampires and Virgins (1999)

User Reviews

typical Rollin fare, and satisfying at that

I watched the Redemption DVD, and there's at least a couple shots in the trailer, also included, that aren't in the movie. In the trailer, during the stable stabbing, there's a pan up her body from the knife. In the movie, it cuts from the knife to a close-up of her face from a different angle. Hmm.

Also, in the group vampiric scene, one of the women's filmy gowns blows up around her head in the trailer. In the movie, I'd swear this didn't happen. Possibly there's some alternate takes that were used for the trailer, or maybe the movie is cut.

Anyway, a well-dressed thief steals some gold rather than split it with his lower-class pals. He hides out in a small castle surrounded by a small moat, where two women play head games with him and flirt, and get down with him and each other. He's warned to get away before other guests come.

It's slow, but there's a fair amount of blood and boobs, and that's pretty much what one expects from a Jean Rollin film, in a sort of colorful fantasy world.

The title's a bit odd. All I can figure is that it refers to the man who's too interested in the women and their mystery to leave.