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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
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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"Vampyros Lesbos" is one of Franco's best movies about vampires and specially lesbian vampires. The sapphic stage act in a nightclub is a fascinating "hommage" to the wonderfull Soledad Miranda and one of the highlights of this film. Of course don't expect a vampire flick in Hammer tradition, you will be very disappointed. But if you like the strange world of Franco's female fantasies, so you will enjoy this story. There are also the beautifull Ewa Strömberg, Paul Müller and Dennis Price, and even Jess Franco himself ! The quality of this DVD is very good. A must for Franco Fans... and certainly a good introduction for newcomers who like to discover the spanish director.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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There are two reasons to see this movie 1) The late Soledad Miranda who burned the screen up with her beauty shortly before a most unfortunate automobile accident and 2) the music - funky jazz and psychedelia. The 'plot' as such is quite feeble and as a horror film it doesn't really work but if you are looking for unashamed low budget nonsense this is the best there is!
R.I.P Soledad Miranda
R.I.P Soledad Miranda
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I mainly bought this just because it seemed ridiculous and I wasn't disappointed with that. But the shortcomings of this film are really in the fact that it is so slow and so boring that I actually fell asleep about half-way through and woke up at the end being thoroughly confused.
If you're looking for an exciting movie about lesbian vampires, this is not it. The most "exciting" bit is probably when she randomly molests a headless dressform?
If you're looking for an exciting movie about lesbian vampires, this is not it. The most "exciting" bit is probably when she randomly molests a headless dressform?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Weird, weird and more weird!
This movie is so weird and so bad that it is hard to put into words! Even if you try and consider it art, it is a BOMB!
Published 13 months ago by Berlin Spieler64
Out For The Countess.
While 'Vampyros Lesbos' has a great late 60s tinged soundtrack and some highly erotic scenes with Soledad Miranda, it's a pretty slow paced film where, apparently, vampires can no... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Duluoz Lautrec
Style over content - I think I am no Franco fan!
I just don't get Jess Franco's appeal.
I first saw this 20+ years ago and remember not particularly liking it then.
It has a pretty good soundtrack ... Read more
I first saw this 20+ years ago and remember not particularly liking it then.
It has a pretty good soundtrack ... Read more
Published 20 months ago by jman jr
Franco's Classic? - Maybe not
This is often described as Jess Franco's masterpiece and I was looking forward to seeing it.
To be honest I was disappointed. Read more
To be honest I was disappointed. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2008 by haunted
Letdown in Lesbos
I'd have to say this is a remarkably amateurish, tedious and inept film whose reputation rests more on the outlandish and entertaining soundtrack than any intrinsic merits of the... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2004 by wabrit
A weird vampire tale !
"Vampyros Lesbos" is a weird movie about lesbian vampires. The late Soledad Miranda (Susann Korda) is fascinating in her part. Read more
Published on 25 April 2003 by nussbaum22
A possible candidate for the "so-bad-it's-good" school
I wouldn't buy this film for the lesbians, or the vampires. Shot on a very limited budget, it nevertheless has its moments. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2001
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