Female Vampire [1973]

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Starring: ~ Lina Romay, Jack Taylor Alice Arno Monica Swinn Jesus Franco
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Studio: Arrow Films

Region: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Format: Dubbed, PAL

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The bare breasted Mrs Romay (23 September 2008)
The Feamale Vampire is one of Francos best movies (the best perhaps?) and an excellent addition to the euro horror genre. The film is complimented by a superb music score from Daniel White and of course the alluring Lina Romay. The best dvd option is the region 1 disc from Image as it is uncut in a nice 16:9 transfer and adds on some alternate scenes. The uk dvd has been cut by the BBFC.

Erm Art it is not. Horror?, sadly no, erotic? I guess. (10 September 2008)
After coming across this title while scouring the web for Vampire pictures i was intrigued by the atmospheric shots of the young female vampire in the forest (being more into forests than vampires!), so when i saw it curiosity got the better of me. I dont think anyone but the tiniest minority would want to own this film and little more to buy it as a keepsake. I'm sure i am missing the point of this film but all i see is an ugly talentless directors obsession with an attractive young woman and it indeed says more about his opinion of women than any flair for even the basics of filmmaking. I cant believe this can be called a film, let alone horror. If your idea of erotic is the titanic abuse of the magnificance of the female and reduction to a mute, writhing doll in a cape then this is the film for you! Otherwise for all intelligent and rational human beings, stay away or you will be insulted and six quid poorer! I give this one star for the forest, as mother nature stands proud and unabusable although if Franco could have shackled the trees and foliage in tacky buckle and pvc boots i'm sure he would to demonstrate white mans mastery of all the elements!

one of the sexiest films ever made (15 April 2008)
there's a lot of non sense secuences and everything's weird and strange...but Lina Romay on the bed...it¨s one of the hottest things ^you'll ever see

Atmospheric and tragic (31 December 2007)
I bought this film as I am a fan of some of other Franco's stuff but didn't know what this would be like.

I have to say I was impressed. Yes - there is lots of nudity and sex - a fair amount of which is arguably not necessary and is gratuitous.

However, the sensuous and mysterious atmosphere is quite captivating at times - for example, the first death with Lina Romay coming slowly out of the mist - a wonderful piece of cinematography.

And the final death sequence is superb - the mood of a doomed love between Romay and the lead male is excellently portrayed.

And for me a special thanks to Daniel White for his wonderful music - so fantastically catches the atmosphere.

All in all a good film if you can accept that there is some extremely explicit stuff in here.

ENTERTAINING EURO SLEAZE (26 October 2007)
Living alone on an island, Countess Irina Karlstein, (Lina Romay) spends her time laughing off rumors that she's a vampire while enjoying the steady stream of gigolos who come for her. When the police find the string of bodies dead, they believe the local legend about her is actually true. As she continues to make her way through the town, she comes upon Baron Von Rathony, (Jack Taylor) a poet who believes the stories about her being a vampire and wants her to make him an immortal, like she is. Attempting to take him into her lifestyle, she continues to ravage the town, leading forensic specialist Dr. Roberts, (Jess Franco) to deduce that a vampire has been involved all along and rushes out to stop her before more turn up dead.

The Good News: This film could have been quite good, and it's best aspect is the tremendous emphasis on bare flesh. As the Countess walks around in nothing more than boots, a cape and a belt, thereby spending nearly every single second of the film naked, it becomes almost exclusively a showcase for Romay, who offers as uninhibited a performance as can be imagined. When she's not actively seducing her prey, she finds herself teasing her servant or attempting to pleasure herself, languidly rolling about on her bed and masturbating with abandon. At one point, she even performs an extended fellatio sequence on a bedpost. That is to take nothing away from the several extended and quite erotic love sequences in the film. While hard to accurately select a favorite, the fact that there's so many make this a real erotic masterpiece. The long and extended affair near the end is especially memorable, for the hypnotic feel of the scene is simply powerful and manages to become the highlight of the film. The frequent lesbian encounters are just as erotic and steamy as the regular scenes, and the club scene is one of the best in the film. The early encounter is just as good, and the frequency and eroticism of them makes them memorable. There's also some really fantastic mood shots in here, especially the opening shot where a figure emerges from a mist-enshrouded forest slowly, a later shot of the vampire leading their charges behind them through the same mist-enshrouded forest, and a spectacular scene where a couple is seen overlooking a shrub-covered mountainside on a mid-morning glaze. It's not all that bad.

The Bad News: There's not a lot to dislike about this one, and one of it's biggest problems is from it's absolute willingness to play with the vampire rules. The titular vampire openly sunbathes, doesn't drink blood when she kills, and unless all the men have some freakish anatomical anomaly, the jugular is not involved at all. This strikes as somewhat unusual, as even the most basic stories of vampire films use these to their advantage, and that this one to just up and change the rules is quite surprising. The cinematography can be extremely annoying. Nearly every shot contains a series of zoom shots, then from wide to closeup back to wide shot, which becomes very distracting after about the twentieth time it occurs. Pans and zooms are also pretty jarring most of the time, which makes them stand out more than they should. Worse is that, on numerous occasions, the camera zooms in, then seems to be looking for something to focus on. It almost looks quite amateurish for most of the shots, lending it a really dissatisfied feel. The film's worst sin is that, at times, there's nothing happening, which can result in boredom. This is especially true of the middle of the film, where most of the sex scenes occur. As the lead is a mute, it really staggers off and at times can be a little slow-going as nothing is really explained. It's visually based, and that can really be upsetting to some not used to it. All in all, it's not that bad and is quite decent.

The Final Verdict: With it's emphasis more on the erotic realm than horrific one, it's hard to recommend this one other than the more adventurous fans of the extreme art-form. That also depends on which version of the film is viewed, as elements of one are not there in others.