Two Orphan Vampires (1997) Les deux orphelines vampires (original title)

Director:

Jean Rollin

Writers:

Jean Rollin (novel)
Jean Rollin (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 July 1997 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

A pair of teenage girls, who are blind by day, but when the sun goes down, they roam the streets to quench their thirst for blood. |

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Insanity | Nun | Pistol | Catholic Orphanage

Cast

Alexandra Pic	...	Louise
Isabelle Teboul	...	Henriette
Bernard Charnacé	...	Dr. Dennary
Natalie Perrey	...	School Teacher
Anne Duguël	...	Virginie
Nathalie Karsenty	...	La Louvre
Anissa Berkani-Rohmer	...	Nicole
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Raymond Audemard
Tina Aumont	...	Ghoul
Catherine Day
Camille Delamarre
Véronique Djaouti	...	Venus
Michel Franck
Frederique Haymann
Paulette Jauffre
Melanie Karalli
Brigitte Lahaie
Marie-Laurence
Martin Snaric
Sandrine Thoquet
Karoline Wolfzram

Directed by
Jean Rollin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean Rollin		novel "Les Deux Orphelines Vampires"
Jean Rollin		screenplay

Produced by
Sam Selsky	....	line producer

Original Music by
Philippe D'Aram

Cinematography by
Norbert Marfaing-Sintes

Film Editing by
Natalie Perrey

Production Management
Lionel Wallmann	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jean-Noël Delamarre	....	assistant director

Camera and Electrical Department
Véronique Djaouti	....	still photographer

Other crew
Jean-Noël Delamarre	....	title designer
Carl Morano	....	location services
Natalie Perrey	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Les Films ABC

Distributors

• Avia Films (1996) (France) (theatrical)
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"Les deux orphelines vampires" - France (original title)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | France:U

Company:

Les Films ABC

Quotes:

Henriette:Our day for us is blue.
Louise:The light for us is black...
Henriette:...and other people's sun has made us blind...
Louise:...but when it is hidden...
Henriette:...our dream begins.
Louise:They'll never know.
Henriette:The two blind orphans can see at night...
Louise:...like the cat!
Henriette:Like the tiger! Like the beasts!
Louise:Want to go for a walk?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Midnight Movie Review: Two Orphan Vampires (#1.32)" (2010)

Are there 2 Jean Rollins? This can't be the same guy.....

Unfortunately, my first exposure to Jean Rollin was "Bacchanales Sexuelles". I say unfortunately, because none of his other non-porn films have matched up to that softcore skinfest masterpiece. From that, I went to his first 3 vampire movies. Not bad, but I can see the evolution of flesh exposure in each of them, which naturally would lead to the carnal pandemonium of Bacchanales. Obviously I wasn't looking for plots--I'm a collector of Eurosleaze, you see. So, at this point I've got the 4 movies listed above in my possession, then I see "Two Orphan Vampires" in the local mall. Unbelievable, I think to myself. Up until then I'd only been able to get them on the web. So I buy it, using my own personal brand of warped logic which told me that, since this film was made in 1996 or so, and sexual taboos have really been relaxed since the 70s, this film must be an orgy of lust. WRONG! It would appear that Rollin has almost completely backed off from showing skin at this point. The leading "actresses" have only one brief nude scene each, and no sex scenes. This cannot possibly be Jean Rollin! This film also revealed to me exactly what Rollin's detractors have been saying all this time: This film is simply BAD! Lack of flesh notwithstanding, it is 103 minutes of a couple amateur actresses whining about being killed and reborn over and over again....AAARRGH!! The special effects "blood" appears to be circa 1968 Hammer Horror brand. Rollin had better blood effects in his 1970 vampire films! This is just terrible stuff. I used to defend Rollin's films, but now I get the picture. We bought them for the erotica content, but there is nothing in this film even remotely erotic. NOTHING! And I can't believe it...