Daughters of Darkness

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Daughters of Darkness
Directed by Harry Kümel
Produced by Paul Coilet
Alain C. Guilleaume
Written by Harry Kümel
J.J. Amiel
Pierre Drouot
Starring Delphine Seyrig
Daniele Ouimet
John Karlen
Andrea Rau
Music by François de Roubaix
Cinematography Eduard van der Enden
Editing by Denis Bonan
Gust Verschueren
Release date(s) 1971
Running time 87 min.
Country Belgium
France
West Germany
Language English
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Daughters of Darkness (in France, Les Lèvres Rouges, and in Belgium, Les Rouges aux Lèvres) is a 1971 German-Belgium horror film, (spoken in English), directed by Harry Kümel. It is a highly styled erotic vampire movie, based on Carmilla, the classical story of lesbian vampirism by Sheridan le Fanu.

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A recently married young couple, Stefan (John Karlen) and Valerie (Daniele Ouimet), find themselves strained at a deserted grand hotel by the Belgian shore. Newly arrivals are a glamorous Hungarian countess, Elizabeth Báthory (Delphine Seyrig, channeling superbly Marlene Dietrich, and in a very convincing turn), and her 'secretaire' Ilona (Andrea Rau). An uncomforting seduction develops among the quartet, and the atmosphere soon subdues to sadism, murder and abandonment.

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