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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Delphine Seyrig | ... | Countess Bathory | |
| John Karlen | ... | Stefan / Valerie's husband | |
| Danielle Ouimet | ... | Valerie / Stefan's wife | |
| Andrea Rau | ... | Ilona / Countess' secretary | |
| Paul Esser | ... | Hotel clerk | |
| Georges Jamin | ... | Retired Policeman | |
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Joris Collet | ... | Butler |
| Fons Rademakers | ... | Mother | |
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A chic, good-looking and suitably 70's couple arrive at an extravagant and deserted seaside hotel after eloping. Stefan is wealthy and happily English, with a hidden streak of sadism, while Valarie is intelligent but of inferior (Swedish) blood. To keep her with him at the eerie hotel he lies consistantly about his relationship with his mother and his plans to tell her of their marriage. Meanwhile he has mysterious phone conversations with an older, dominant and pampered sissy. Two fresh guests arrive; the Hungarian countess, Elizabeth Bathory and her voluptuous protege, Ilona. Virgin corpses begin showing up about the city drained of their blood. A wary detective lurks around the hotel taunting his only suspect, the Countess. Written by kwedgwood@hotmail.com
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naive young woman | violence against women | adultery | digging a grave | disposing of a dead body |Taglines:
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Stefan: And you enjoyed telling me.
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Written and Performed by François de Roubaix And Orchestra
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The U.S. version has lyrics over the opening theme: "Whispering through the night, Wings.......wings....... Silently sliced the darkness, Soft as a breath, Quiet as death, Death with the face of love, Sings.......sings....... Voice with a trace of sadness, Sweeter than wine, Older than Time, She offers you escape, Fly...fly...fly... Don't let the sunlight find you, Or you will fade, And die......" See more »Goofs
When Ilona is lying on the bathroom floor, bikini marks are visible. Vampires are not supposed to have tan lines. See more »Quotes
Valerie: Don't lie to yourself, you were pleased. It gave you pleasure. You actually enjoyed to see that dead girl's body.Stefan: And you enjoyed telling me.
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The original U.S. theatrical release was cut by approximately 12 minutes to obtain an R-rating. The "director's cut" released by Anchor Bay is the complete and uncut version of the film, containing all the violence and nudity. See more »Soundtracks
Les Dunes d'OstendeWritten and Performed by François de Roubaix And Orchestra
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Lesbian Vampire films had their heyday in the early 70s, and Belgian cult director Harry Kümmel's "Les Lèvres Rouges" aka. "Daughters Of Darkness" of 1971 is the most artistically made, mesmerizing and atmospheric film this particular sub-genre has put forth. The film maintains an exceptionally eerie and surreal atmosphere throughout its 100 minutes, the score is one of the most beautiful and ingenious horror film soundtracks I've ever heard, and Delphine Seyring is wonderfully eerie and seductive at the same time in the role of Countess Bathory. The film, of course, has nothing to do with the real Elisabeth Bathory, who terrorized medieval Hungary by murdering countless innocent girls. The real, terrible story of this sadistic countess, who is often referred to as the "Bloody Lady", however, is an immensely popular topic in Horror literature and film, and the Erzsébet Bathory story also provided a basis (as well as a villain) for this particular film.
Newlyweds Stefan (John Karlen) and Valerie (Danielle Ouimet) are staying at a Belgian hotel in the middle of nowhere, when two more guests arrive - A mysterious and tempting countess (Delphine Seyring) who is accompanied by a pretty young girl (Andrea Rau)...
"Les Lèvres Rouges" is a film as beautiful as it is eerie, mysterious and surreal. The greatest performance is delivered by Delphine Seyring, who is brilliant as the countess. Sexy Danielle Ourimet and Andrea Rau deliver enough female eye-candy to make this a classic of the erotic Horror film. I couldn't say I liked John Karlen's performance particularly, but he sure isn't bad either. Great supporting performances are delivered by Paul Esser as a hotel clerk and Georges Jamin as a retired police officer. The greatest quality of the movie, however is the mesmerizing atmosphere which is even fortified by the beautiful and hypnotic score.
All said, "Les Lèvres Rouges" is an excellent, immensely eerie, beautiful and atmospheric Horror film, and THE classic of the Lesbian Vampire sub-genre that Horror lovers can not afford to miss!