| Blood and Roses | |
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French film poster for Blood and Roses |
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| Directed by | Roger Vadim |
| Produced by | Raymond Eger |
| Written by | Sheridan Le Fanu (story Carmilla) Claude Brulé Claude Martin (writer) Roger Vailland |
| Starring | Mel Ferrer Elsa Martinelli Annette Vadim René-Jean Chauffard |
| Music by | Jean Prodromidès |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
| Editing by | Maurizio Lucidi Victoria Mercanton |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 1960 (France) January 18, 1961 (Italy) |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Blood and Roses (French: Et mourir de plaisir) is a 1960 vampire film directed by Roger Vadim based upon the novella Carmilla (1872) by Irish writer Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. The locale was shifted from 19th century Styria to 20th century Italy.
The next time Carmilla was adapted to film was almost exactly ten years later, The Vampire Lovers (1970).
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Young Carmilla is jealous of her friend's engagement, and her obsession leads her to the tomb of a female vampire. The vampire possesses her and leads her to kill and terrorize the inhabitants of the estate. But is it all in her mind, or is she really under the control of an ancient vampire ancestor?
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