Et mourir de plaisir (Blood and Roses)(To Die with Pleasure) (1960)
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Previously filmed in 1932 as Vampyr, Sheridan LeFanu's classic psychological horror tale was given a second go round in 1961 as Blood & Roses (Et Mourir de Plaisir). While Carl Theodor Dreyer concentrated on mood and suspense in Vampyr, Blood & Roses director Roger Vadim goes directly to the… More Previously filmed in 1932 as Vampyr, Sheridan LeFanu's classic psychological horror tale was given a second go round in 1961 as Blood & Roses (Et Mourir de Plaisir). While Carl Theodor Dreyer concentrated on mood and suspense in Vampyr, Blood & Roses director Roger Vadim goes directly to the jugular, so to speak, with generous doses of eerie eroticism. Annette Vadim plays Carmilla, who upon learning that she had a vampire ancestor becomes obsessed with finding out even more. Soon Carmilla has succumbed to the siren song of vampirism, and cannot quench her insatiable thirst for human blood. The lesbian subtext in the LeFanu original is played out con brio by Vadim-though not in the heavily bowderlized version made available to American audiences in 1962. Blood & Roses was subsequently remade as The Vampire Lovers and The Blood-Spattered Bride. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roger Vadim
- Genres
- Art House & International, Horror
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 14, 1960 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
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Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com
Blood & Roses [is] one of the most gorgeous and visually arresting vampire movies I have ever seen.
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Cast
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Mel Ferrer
as Leopoldo De Karnstein
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Elsa Martinelli
as Georgia Monteverdi
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Annette Vadim
as Carmilla Von Karnstein
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Serge Marquand
as Giuseppe
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Marc Allégret
as Judge Monteverdi
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Alberto Bonucci
as Carlo Ruggieri
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Jacques-Rene Chauffard
as Dr. Verari
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Giovanni Di Benedetto
as Police Marshal
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Gabriella Farinon
as Lisa
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Nathalie Le Foret
as Marie
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Renato Speziali
as Guido Naldi
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Carmilla Stroyberg
as Martha
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Edith Peters
as The Cook
- Rene-Jean Chauffard
