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Vampyres (1974)
Directed by José Ramón Larraz
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Overview
A duo of bisexual female vampires prey on passing motorists, whom they seduce and murder in the English countryside.
Rated R | Length 88 minutes
Actors
Marianne Morris | Anulka Dziubinska | Murray Brown | Brian Deacon | Sally Faulkner | Michael Byrne | Karl Lanchbury | Margaret Heald | Douglas Jones | Gerald Case | Bessie Love | Elliott Sullivan
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/2023 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 6 stars |
| 05/20/2022 | TV | Broadcast | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Revisit, this time from the Blu-ray in the set. The Blu-ray looks lovely and has some nice extras. Much like WHIRLPOOL this is pretty downbeat, nihilistic stuff which seems appropriate for the mid-seventies in the UK or US. There’s plenty of full frontal nudity throughout but once again, the situations in which it occurs are so predatory and sinister that it’s hard to imagine audiences getting too turned on by this stuff.
Similar to WHIRLPOOL, most of the victims in VAMPYRES willingly participate in their own demise. Men are only too happy to pick up women on the side of the road and let themselves be seduced on their way to hell. Mostly the viewer doesn’t sympathize with them except for the happy camping couple.
The geography of what’s where is very skewed. It’s hard to believe the camping couple wouldn’t have seen and heard more from their trailer; and it’s hard to believe the pair of lesbian vampires would ignore them for so long.
Most of the outdoors scenes are shot day for night which is confusing considering almost none of the night scenes can actually pass for night. Add in the fact that we’re dealing with two vampires running around and it all feels a bit out of place. I guess when you can’t budget for extensive outdoor lighting this is what you get!
I was also curious about the odd remark one of the vampires makes to the female camper when they come upon her painting the manor in which they reside. She says “I will know you by this mark” and touches her forehead. Yet that never seems to circle back around.
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