La fiancée de Dracula (2002)

Director:

Jean Rollin

Writer:

Jean Rollin

Release Date:

14 August 2002 (France)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A Van Helsing-like professor and his protegé are tracking Dracula's descendants through the world of "parallels"...

Plot Keywords:

Dracula | Nun | Castle | Stabbed In The Back | Female Vampire

Cast

Jacques Orth	...	Le professeur (as Jacques Régis)
Thomas Smith	...	Thibault
Sandrine Thoquet	...	La vampire
Magalie Madison	...	L'ogresse / La folle (as Magalie Aguado)
Céline Mauge	...	Soeur Toutière
Marie-Laurence	...	Mère supérieure Paris
Danièle Servais-Orth	...	Mère supérieure îles Chausey
Denis Tallaron	...	Eric
Sabine Lenoël	...	Soeur Marthe
Céline Clémentel	...	Soeur Simplicité
Mira Petri	...	Soeur Cigare
Marianna Palmieri	...	Soeur Bouffarde
Bernard Musson	...	Le sorcier
Natalie Perrey	...	La sorcière
Catherine Castel	...	Soeur à la corde à sauter (as Cathy Castel)
Dominique Treillou	...	L'homme du cimetière (as Dominique Treilloux)
Frédéric Legrand	...	Le marin au pompon rouge
Brigitte Lahaie	...	La louve
Thomas Desfossé	...	Dracula
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cyrille Gaudin	...	Isabelle (as Cyrille Iste)

Directed by
Jean Rollin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean Rollin

Produced by
Andrea Angioli	....	associate producer
Jacques Orth	....	producer

Original Music by
Philippe D'Aram

Cinematography by
Norbert Marfaing-Sintes

Film Editing by
Janette Kronegger

Production Design by
Sylvain Montagne

Costume Design by
Natalie Perrey

Makeup Department
Alexis Kinebanyan	....	special makeup effects assistant
Christelle Laromanière	....	makeup artist
Benoît Lestang	....	special makeup effects artist
Bernard Tramier	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Eric Houdbine	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Céline Clémentel	....	second assistant director
Jean-Noël Delamarre	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Daniel Gouyette	....	boom operator
Lionel Gratacap	....	sound mixer
Olivia Lumbroso	....	sound

Special Effects by
Benoît Lestang	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Loup Afchain	....	grip
Jean-Christophe Simon	....	key grip
Bernard Trocellier	....	electrician
Frédéric Trux	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jean-Eudes Monachon	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Nabila Daniault	....	color timer
Marie-Hélène Ravary	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Véronique Djaouti	....	script supervisor
Natalie Perrey	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Avia Films
• Gold Film
• Les Films ABC

Distributors

• Eurozoom
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Shriek Show (2002) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"Fiancee of Dracula" - USA (DVD box title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

France:U | Germany:16

Company:

Avia Films

Movie Connections:

References Strange Things Happen at Night (1971)

Above average Rollin

I've seen a handful of Jean Rollin films, and the only ones I liked were his zombie flicks The Living Dead Girl and The Grapes of Death; which is pretty ironic when you consider that ninety percent of his filmography is made up of lesbian vampire films. Well I must be a glutton for punishment having seen this film after seeing so many Rollin films that I didn't like; but to my surprise it would seem that four decades of lesbian vampires has actually taught Rollin something, and while The Fiancé of Dracula suffers from most of the same problems as Rollin's other films; it is actually surprisingly good! As you should expect, the plot is completely made up of nonsense and focuses on some Van Helsing wannabe and his dopey assistant as they go around hunting "parallels" (hot lesbian vampires, basically). Their investigation leads them to a strange convent (via a circus dwarf) and the pair soon discovers that the nuns are harbouring a young woman who just so happens to be the fiancé of the almighty Count Dracula...

Naturally, the film is completely incoherent and nothing after about the first fifteen minutes makes a lick of sense...but Rollin films generally aren't meant to, and he does at least get the ambiance right. Most of the actresses used are stunningly beautiful - even more so when given lesbian vampire roles and Rollin makes good use of them; in particular Rollin stalwart Brigitte Lahaie who has an interesting role as a 'wolf woman'. It soon becomes easier to just take the film scene by scene rather than trying to enjoy it as a whole and the film features plenty of interesting scenes - one that involves a young girl eating a baby is a highlight. Given that Rollin made most of his films between the late sixties and early eighties; it would be reasonable to assume that The Fiancé of Dracula is merely an imitation of his earlier works, but actually that's not the case and this film appears to be as 'true' to Rollin's style as anything he made earlier on in his career. There's not much point talking about the ending because it makes just as much sense as the rest of the film; but while this film isn't brilliant, it's better than most of Rollin's stuff and his fans should enjoy it.