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Vampyros Lesbos
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305334736
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305334730
Label: Image
Languages: German (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Image
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Image
Release Date: January 04, 2000
Running Time: 90 minutes
Studio: Image
Theatrical Release Date: 1970
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Editorial Review:
Beyond being Jess Franco's masterpiece, Vampyros Lesbos is a highpoint of the lesbian vampire film genre. Like Daughters of Darkness, The Vampire Lovers, and the New Wave vampire film, The Hunger, Vampyros features an extremely hot vampire, Countess Nadina Carody (Soledad Miranda), who dances at strip clubs in her spare time. In a brutally sexy opening scene, Miranda hypnotically seduces audience member Linda Westinghouse (Ewa Strömberg), calling her to her castle in Anatolia, on business from which Westinghouse never returns. Linda's boyfriend, Omar (Andrés Monales), eventually finds Linda institutionalized, cared for by one Dr. Seward. The characters in Vampyros Lesbos are foils for the cast of Bram Stoker's Dracula, in radical opposition to the traditional, clichéd horror film stereotypes. Psychedelic moments, like when Linda is seduced by the Queen of the Night, recall the grainy, erotic scenes of Jean Rollin's Requiem Pour Un Vampire, and Le Frisson Des Vampires. To dwell on the convoluted plot is clearly missing the point. With arguably the best horror movie soundtrack every released, Vampyros Lesbos revels in the sultry aspects of vampirism, resulting in long, romantic sequences of nude women playing in ocean waves, lying on chaise lounges, and making out in bed. Franco's other films, like She Killed in Ecstasy and Venus in Furs, serve as sequels, so see this first. In fact, see this film period. --Trinie Dalton
Countess Nadine Carody, a vampire with an insatiable thirst for female blood, lures women to her isolated island to love^Ethen kill^Eher victims! Linda Westinghouse comes to the island and falls under the vampire ^Rs seductive spell, only to find a living nightmare she may never be able to escape. A tripped out mixture of nudity, soft-core lesbianism, vampires, outrageous sets and a world famous soundtrack, Vampyros Lesbos is now available for the first time ever on home video in the United States. Recently resurfacing as a cult classic after almost thirty years, Vampyros Lesbos has restarted a dance craze phenomenon across the globe with its psychedelic musical score! So, be sure to watch Vampyros Lesbos today^Eor Countess Carody just might SUCK YOU DRY!!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Vampyros Lesbos: A gem in the rough.
I just picked up a copy of this movie used and I must say that I am not at all disapointed with it. It has a very trippy, kind of haunting soundtrack and I tend to agree with some of the other reviews. If you go into this movie expecting a bloodbath you will be disappointed, but if you like a movie that challenges your mind then this a good one to watch. Most of the reviews on here criticize it for being too cheezy or campy or just plain bad and I only can say that you are all wrong. It was a good ... Read More
Rating:  - It's Jess Franco, how good can it be?
Vampyros [censored for Amazon consumption] (Jess Franco, 1971)
Why oh why do I keep watching Jess Franco films? Well, I do know the answer in this single case: Soledad Miranda. A stunningly beautiful woman, easily on a par with any of today's "supermodels", cut short in her prime. While she made quite a few movies, you can't find too many of them in domestic release on DVD, so you take what you can get, and you're thankful for it. Unfortunately, most of them are Jess Franco films. Ah, ... Read More
Rating: - Wow!
Un film superbe,
Psychédélique, groovy et sexy à souhait.
Soledad Miranda est purement magnifique, ses yeux noirs nous hypnotisent, son visage expressif, sa sensualité crèvent l'écran à chaque apparition et que dire de cette voix chaude... Définitivement, elle est une vampire redoutable qui sait user de ses charmes pour attendrir ses victimes!
Franco nous offre un univers fantastique coloré, à la photographie fort intéressante (notamment pour les passages ... Read More
Rating: - very artistic filmmaking
i love the symbolism here--everytime nadine wants to make a strike, the camera zooms in on a scorpion walking the premises of her castle. the stripshow performance is also very classy--where the countess much like her actions outside of the club controls the movements of her victims--and switches clothing with them (becomes one with the ones she loves). very tastefully done, and hypnotic to watch-and the two main characters are exquisitely beautiful women--where they complement each other perfectly--the ... Read More
Rating: - my first lesbian vampire film
My first lesbian vampire film turned out to be a great film to play while I'm cleaning the house. It is also a nice film to play if you need to get to sleep. The lesbian action and background music is "groovy", but I wish I would have rented it instead.
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