The Rape of the Vampire

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Audience Member A trio of psychoanalysts set off to disprove the legend of the four vampire sisters, only to find that they were gravely mistaken when they encounter the girls living in a dilapidated mansion. None survive when the villagers return to kill them all, but each of the slain characters are revived in the second-half when the Queen of the Vampires returns to experiment on the four girls. Thus begins the career of France's most notorious Horror director, Jean Rollin. Rollin's first feature film dives right in to the surreal and unexplained world of dreamy mysticism for which the director has always been known. Unbound by linear structure, THE RAPE OF THE VAMPIRE blends Rollin's existentialist cinematic approach with High Gothic imagery, sexual fetishism, and the Avante Guard. For all the oppressive atmosphere and skilled cinematography, however, THE RAPE OF THE VAMPIRE simply lacks character and plot cohesion, leaving the audience guessing as to who or what is going on at all times. The stark editing techniques and rather poor acting can be explained away as being chic and independent, but as a result, the film is only likely to appeal to the eccentric Horror viewer. -Carl Manes I Like Horror Movies Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member "Faithfull ones, take your places. Let the blood wedding begin."-Queen of the Vampires (Jacqueline Sieger) This incohernet black and white art house film is the best Rollin film I've seen yet (out of the five I've seen). "The world will become a feast of blood and we will have the best seats."-Queen of the Vampires Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member If you like Eurotrash horror then you might like this; the director, Jean Rollin, is somewhat of a cult treasure for reasons yet unknown to me b/c his first feature film is an incoherent mess. Also worthy of note: The French director actually lost the entire script three days into shooting and improvised the rest of the shoot...yeah. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Although it doesn't really have a coherent plot, part I of this experimental B&W vampire movie involves a psychoanalyst who tries to convince four sisters that they are not vampires; in part II he actually meets the Queen of the Vampires. Jean Rollin's first movie tries to be the "Un Chien Andalou" of lesbian vampire movies; it's not entirely successful but it has some nice moments and images (like the bat skewered on a rapier). Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member One of Rollin's best in his vampire series, maybe because it was the first, but still I loved it. It's got his beautiful atmospheric style, this time in black and white. And this time there is a clear story and characters you can follow. If you like Rollin's work, you have to see this one. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member That was a bunch of stuff that was filmed. I have no idea what the crap this movie was supposed to be about, if anything. It looked pretty good. Lots of cute girls took their clothes off. Nothing made much sense. The editing was awful. Lots of jazz. France looks cold. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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