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Daughters of Darkness [DVD] [1971] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] | ![Daughters of Darkness [DVD] [1971] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qu3srb18L._SL160_.jpg) | Actor: John Karlen
Studio: Blue Underground
Category: DVD
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 23654
Format: Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 827058114097
UPC: 827058114097
EAN: 0827058114097
ASIN: B001B1Q3LM
Theatrical Release Date: 1971
Release Date: September 30, 2008
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Classy European chiller May 3, 2010
PJ Rankine (Wallington, Surrey United Kingdom)
This is one seventies movie that is definitely worth a watch, it is not a horror film but more of a chiller. Director Harry Kumel takes a beautiful cast and location and fills it with suspense and a feeling of impending doom. Nothing is as it seems, the newlywed husband played by John Karlen has several secrets that he is keeping from his new bride and their new marriage falters on these rocks as the sinister yet alluring Countess Bathory moves in for the kill. Although the storyline confuses the story of Elizabeth Bathory with that of Countess Dracula it does nothing to detract from the slow burning storyline. Vampirism in this film is very low key and no fangs are evident yet this still qualifies as a vampire classic. Featuring three beautiful but little known actresses, the occasional nude scene and lesbian undertones this film is definitely aimed at the male viewer, however the back story of domestic violence and betrayal will appeal to a female audience too. A plus for any collection of the sinister.
 Tedious and pretentious March 3, 2010
NELMES316 (UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although this has to be one of the classiest Lesbian Vampire films I've ever watched. It also must be one of the most tedious and pretentious. It's all played out very suggestive rather that overly sexually explicit. A long time is spent on character development. Sadly the characters are just plain uninteresting. And considering that the film is about vampirism? There is only one scene devoted to it. Yes it does have moments that are wonderfully macabre and the ending is truly shocking. But I will stick with Jean Rollin if I want an honest Lesbian vampire flick.
 The Hotel That Dripped Blood January 23, 2010
Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett (Dracula's Crypt)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Newlyweds Stefan and Valerie arrive at a Grand Hotel in Ostend for their honeymoon. Valerie keeps asking Stefan to inform his mother of the marriage, but he seems reticent. They are the only guests in the hotel until the arrival off the beautiful Countess Elizabeth Bathory(Delphine Seyrig) and her young companion Ilona(Andrea Rau). The Hotel clerk remembers the Countess staying at the hotel before, but that was forty years ago, when he was a young bellboy. He finds it remarkable that she looks exactly the same as she did then. The Countess corrects him saying that the guest back then must have been her mother. Meanwhile, a series of murders are being committed in Belgium. When the married couple visit Bruges, the body of a young woman is being taken out of an apartment. Stefan seems excited at witnessing the event, and is violent towards his wife when she tries to pull him away. As the marriage disintergrates, the Countess and Ilona see an oppurtunity to carry out plans of their own, plans that involve both Stefan and Valerie.
This is a quite beautiful film, each act of which seems like a moving painting seperated by a red curtain. It takes a very languid approach in telling its story, but to be honest who cares with the stunning imagery on display. The films story is relatively simple, but still manages to create quite a mystery, through its implicit rather than explicit exploration of the vampire mythos. Its also a very sensuous, erotic film, though once again not explicitly so. The performances are all good, but its Seyrig as Bathory who really excels, a mixture of sly cunning and deadly charm.
An excellent film, and an excellent release from Blue Underground. 5 out of 5
slow-burning euro horror masterpice. December 21, 2005
Mr. K. Arts (uk)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
A young newly married couple, on their way to england stop off at a creepy belgian hotel that is almost totally empty of guests (and staff) except a porter and a pair of mysterious women who seem a little over-keen on the new guests. This is another take on carmilla that manages to rank alongside the blood spattered bride as one of the best euro-horror vampire titles around, with a Sense of mystery and suspense that kept me gripped. Also of note is the directors superb use of location especially the hotel itself which is one of the creepiest since the overlook.
A Schlock Horror Classic September 23, 2005
Panic (Eastbourne, East Sussex United Kingdom)
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
From the golden age of 70's horror films and starring the incomparable Delphine Seyrig, I would not hesitate to recommend this Vampire? movie where the atmosphere generated by the location of an out-of-season Belgian seaside hotel provides a backdrop through which Ms Seyrig drifts effortlessly and menacingly. The faded opulence of the hotel is the starting point to which layers of menace and intrigue are added, and the reason I put the question mark after Vampire is that the nature of the menace is never overtly stated so building the tension even more.
Perhaps the oddest thing is to find John Karlen (Mr Lacey in Cagney & Lacey!) as a decadent English aristo! but why he should get higher billing than the stupendous Delphine Seyrig is beyond me. Indeed both Goth Lesbian icon Andrea Rau and Danielle Ouimet have a much surer grasp of film's style than Mr Karlen.
The slow ratchetting of tension is handled expertly by Harry Kumel, whose commentary on this DVD is a revealing insight into the films dynamics.
The term 'Classic' is overused but in this case it is justified.
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