Carmilla

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Carmilla

Released Jul 17, 2020

1h 34m

Drama

Romance

Fantasy

LGBTQ+

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A 15-year-old girl becomes enchanted with a mysterious young woman who's recuperating in her family's home.

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Deviations from the source material arguably cost Carmilla some of its bite, but it remains a well-acted period romance.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Flirts with vampiric blood lust but is most satisfying when it delves into the superstition and repression that squeeze the breath out of life for young women...

Rated: 4/5

Oct 19, 2020

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

A vampire story in spirit only, this clever and deliberately low-key adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu's garish gothic novella is a study in moral ambiguity and 19th-century religious hypocrisy.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 16, 2020

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Beth Webb

Empire Magazine

Admirers of Le Fanu's source material may enjoy this traditional interpretation of gothic seduction, but those craving more bite for their buck will be left hankering for something more modern and salacious.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 15, 2020

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

Carmilla is beautifully shot, with the appearance of a Vermeer painting: all dark domestic realism and candlelit corners.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 10, 2024

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Bianca Garner

Filmotomy

Carmilla is a boldly beautiful and thought-provoking film. It may be slow and melodramatic in places, but you can’t help but become fully invested in this world.

Oct 3, 2024

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Ren Scateni

Vague Visages

Carmilla proves to be a successful adaptation that will appeal to anyone looking for some unearthly shivers, or a coming-of-age story where being conscious of one’s own sexuality takes centre stage.

Sep 21, 2023

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Alain E

From the opening picture with the sun lens artifact and then all the macro images of insects this is addressed to sensitive adolescent girls. Apparently many professional reviewers fall in the category. 23 minutes is all I could tolerate.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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David W

Although you would think this would be a faithful adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu's novella, the movie strips the story of most gothic and vampire elements. Ultimately, it muddles the overall theme, making it a questionable study of prejudice and intolerance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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Winnie G

A sweet slow burn. Felt like it would be best watched at night with inscents burning. Its immersive period setting and displays of a quiet life draw the viewer in. I would recommend viewing this film to any lesbian vampire fans. Admittedly, the film does have a soft climax (which might be the only climax to fit the film) and its vampire imagery is minimal. Overall still well worth a watch even if the film is not perfect.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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Audience Member

It read the book a while ago, I think the movie was made nicely according to that.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

The way th is movie is riding the genre tropes and it is visual allusions to Coppola's Bram Stalker's dracula and True Blood and the generic period drama to get us to the conclusion is really really good. It is well played and well filmed. An engrossing movie

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Synopsis

A 15-year-old girl becomes enchanted with a mysterious young woman who's recuperating in her family's home.

Director: Emily Harris
Producer: Lizzie Brown, Emily Harris
Screenwriter: Emily Harris
Distributor: Altitude Film Entertainment
Production Co: Fred Films, Bird Flight Films, Hysteria Pictures
Genre: Drama, Romance, Fantasy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 17, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 17, 2020
Runtime: 1h 34m

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