Le Viol du Vampire (1968)
- Original title
- Le Viol du vampire
- Directed by
- Jean Rollin
- Genre
- horror film, vampire film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 48 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This French horror film follows vampires in two connected parts. It introduces themes of eroticism and old cemeteries that the director would revisit in later work.
dreamlikeeroticgothicexperimentalslow-burnprovocativeatmosphericscandalouspoetic
What happens
Le viol du vampire (English: The Rape of the Vampire, also known as The Queen of the Vampires) is a 1968 film directed by Jean Rollin. It was his directorial debut. The film consists of two parts: The Rape of the Vampire and The Vampire Woman/Queen of the Vampires. Originally, the film was only supposed to be a short, but a second part was filmed and added later so that it could be released as a feature film. Critical reaction to the film was very hostile. Its poetic spirit and strong inspiration from American serials did not seem to attract viewers or critics at the time of its release. The film was received negatively and provoked a scandal, but it remains an important film in the Rollin oeuvre. Themes developed in his subsequent feature films were already present: vampires, a fascination with old cemeteries, lesbianism and a pronounced taste for eroticism. Some scenes and characters were copied almost identically in his later films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Sin with a Stranger (1968)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.