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La Morte Vivante (1982)

La Morte Vivante poster
Original title
La morte vivante
Directed by
Jean Rollin
Genre
horror film, science fiction film, vampire film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
18
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 98 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman awakens from death and must drink human blood to stay alive. She is cared for by a childhood friend who struggles to protect her. The story follows their bond as she becomes more monstrous.

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What happens

The Living Dead Girl (French: La morte vivante) is a 1982 French horror-drama film directed by Jean Rollin and starring Marina Pierro, Françoise Blanchard, Mike Marshall, Carina Barone, Fanny Magier, Patricia Besnard-Rousseau, and Sam Selsky. The story centers a young woman who has returned from the dead and needs human blood in order to survive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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