HARRY KUMEL
Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5.
Original title: Les Levres Rouges
In this hilariously campy horror flick, vampire Delphine Seyrig and her equally devilish bloodsucking lover (Andrea Rau) stay at a posh European resort and seduce a handsome couple into their lair, killing the husband and keeping the beautiful wife for themselves. The young lady in question isn’t too sorry about the turnout, especially considering that her husband was emotionally abusive, but Rau becomes angry when she realizes that she is being replaced by younger blood. Great visuals and terrific sets make for the kind of movie that belongs right up there with Paul Morrissey’s Blood For Dracula and Dario Argento’s Suspiria.
Showking Films, Maya Films, Ciné Vog Films, Roxy Film
Belgium/France/West Germany, 1971
Directed by Harry Kumel
Scenario by Pierre Drouot, Harry Kumel, dialogue by Jean Ferry
Cinematography by Eduard van der Enden
Produced by Paul Collet, Henry Lange
Music by Francois de Roubaix
Production Design by Francoise Hardy
Costume Design by Bernard Perris
Film Editing by Denis Bonan, August Verschueren