Underplayed Gems

Blood and Roses (1960)

Blood and Roses poster
Original title
Et mourir de plaisir
Directed by
Roger Vadim
Genre
drama film, horror film, erotic film, vampire film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
16
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman becomes obsessed with her cousin's bride-to-be. Strange events and deaths follow, suggesting that a vampire is at work.

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What happens

Blood and Roses (French: ...Et mourir de plaisir (Le sang et la rose), lit. '...And die of pleasure (The blood and the rose)') is a 1960 erotic horror film directed by Roger Vadim. It is based on the novella Carmilla (1872) by Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu, shifting the book's setting in 19th-century Styria to the film's 20th-century Italy. This film was conceived in both French and English-language versions, with the principal actors shooting their scenes in both languages. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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