Stars: Soledad Miranda, Dennis Price, Paul Muller

Director: Jess Franco

Summary: Countess Nadine lures unsuspecting young women to her island to satisfy her craving for blood and female flesh. Includes the original theatrical trailer.

Long considered something of a Holy Grail among European lesbian vampire films, this film has long been unavailable on video and has finally been given a good transfer on this re-release. The plot is really beside the point here, but, as you may have guessed, it's about a vampiress who seduces women and then feasts on their jugulars. Stylish in a way that only a film made in the late 60s can be, VAMPYROS' director, Jess Franco, made over 150 films in his lifetime, using more than 30 pseudonyms. To be sure, this one's a classic.

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Beyond being Jess Franco's masterpiece, Vampyros Lesbosis a highpoint of the lesbian vampire film genre. Like Daughters of Darkness, The Vampire Lovers, and the New Wave vampire film, The Hunger, Vampyrosfeatures an extremely hot vampire, Countess Nadina Carody (Soledad Miranda), who dances at strip clubs in her spare time. In a brutally sexy opening scene, Miranda hypnotically seduces audience member Linda Westinghouse (Ewa Strömberg), calling her to her castle in Anatolia, on business from which Westinghouse never returns. Linda's boyfriend, Omar (Andrés Monales), eventually finds Linda institutionalized, cared for by one Dr. Seward. The characters in Vampyros Lesbosare foils for the cast of Bram Stoker's Dracula, in radical opposition to the traditional, clichéd horror film stereotypes. Psychedelic moments, like when Linda is seduced by the Queen of the Night, recall the grainy, erotic scenes of Jean Rollin's Requiem Pour Un Vampire, and Le Frisson Des Vampires. To dwell on the convoluted plot is clearly missing the point. With arguably the best horror movie soundtrack every released, Vampyros Lesbosrevels in the sultry aspects of vampirism, resulting in long, romantic sequences of nude women playing in ocean waves, lying on chaise lounges, and making out in bed. Franco's other films, like She Killed in Ecstasyand Venus in Furs, serve as sequels, so see this first. In fact, see this film period. --Trinie Dalton

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	Spanish
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Photo Gallery, Trailer
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1970
Release Date:	December 27, 2000
Runtime:	86 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	2 N D V D 3006
Keywords:	Adult, Audience, General, Lesbos, Vampyros
Genre:	Adult Audience