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An erotic horror tale about a vixen vampiress seducing and killing women to appease her insatiable thirst for female blood.An erotic horror tale about a vixen vampiress seducing and killing women to appease her insatiable thirst for female blood.An erotic horror tale about a vixen vampiress seducing and killing women to appease her insatiable thirst for female blood.
Soledad Miranda
- Countess Nadine Carody
- (as Susann Korda)
Ewa Strömberg
- Linda Westinghouse
- (as Ewa Stroemberg)
Andrea Montchal
- Omar
- (as Viktor Feldmann)
José Martínez Blanco
- Morpho
- (as J. Martinez Blanco)
- (credit only)
Beni Cardoso
- Dead Woman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor most DVDs an image master from the French version titled "Vampiros lesbos" was used, while the original German release title was spelled "Vampyros Lesbos".
- Goofs(at around 1h 20 mins) Towards the end of the movie, when Linda calls desperately to the closed door of the balcony, the film crew on the other side can be seen reflected in the glass.
- Quotes
Countess Nadine Carody: You are one of us now. The Queen of the Night will bear you up on her black wings.
- Alternate versionsAccording to Jesus Franco in a live interview for the program "Versión Española" of RTVE, the film was shown in Spain with a cut of 12 minutes, and one third of the dialogue changed.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Eurotika!: The Diabolical Mr. Franco (1999)
Featured review
Soledad Miranda's greatest legacy
This eurohorror classic by Jess Franco stars Soledad Miranda as Countess Nadine Carody, a wealthy recluse who strips at a club in Istanbul. Ewa Strömberg plays a woman who is strangely drawn to the Countess. Nadine appears in Linda's dreams, beckoning her. Linda is then sent to the Nadine's island on a business assignment. The film follows the course of the strange romance between Linda and Nadine. Linda falls under Nadine's spell and a living nightmare soon begins. This film mixes dream and reality in a terrific way. Franco appears as Memmet, a sadistic killer. Soledad is absolutely fantastic in this movie. She's very low-key, yet totally captivating all the same. You'll wish you could be possessed by her! Franco's direction involves crazy zoom shots, interspersed footage of insects (with a scorpion that perhaps is meant to mirror the Countess), and a funky pop-art style. The psychedelic music used throughout the movie was written by Manfred Hübler and Siegfried Schwab. Despite its European success, Vampyros Lesbos never received distribution in the United States. It was long considered the Holy Grail of the European lesbian vampire genre. It was a renaissance in interest in Jess Franco, as well as the chart-topping success of the soundtrack in the '90s, that brought the film back into attention. A must-see for anyone into Soledad Miranda, Jess Franco, or vampire movies!
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- inkybrown
- Jan 10, 2002
Details
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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