Female Vampire
1973 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 4.5 · 39% critics
A mute noblewoman struggles with a vampiric curse that drives her to seduce lovers and drain their life force, even as she seems haunted by what she’s doing. As bodies appear, others begin to suspect something unnatural is at work, but the story drifts through a dreamy, erotic haze more than straightforward horror.
Also known as Jacula · Bare Breasted Countess · Erotic Kill · The Black Countess
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Details
- Original title
- La Comtesse noire
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1975-01-24
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 39/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.5/10 (67 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a slow, surreal, sex-forward vampire oddity with a melancholy mood, similar to Fascination or The Living Dead Girl; Not for you if you want clear plotting, strong scares, or minimal nudity.
Pros: moody, dreamy atmosphere; striking lead presence; memorable music | Cons: very slow pace; thin, meandering story; heavy explicit content
Themes
- vampire
- bloodthirstiness
- murder
- series of murders
- voyeurism
- erotic movie
- vampiress (female vampire)
Cast & crew
Lina Romay
as Countess Irina Karlstein
Jack Taylor
as Baron von Rathony
Alice Arno
as Princess de Rochefort's Servant
Monica Swinn
as Princess de Rochefort
Jesús Franco
as Dr. Roberts
Luis Barboo
as Irina's Manservant
Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
as Dr. Orloff
Raymond Hardy
as Hotel Masseur
- AW
Anna Watican
as Anna, a Journalist
Gilda Arancio
as Victim in the Wall (uncredited)
Directed by Jesús Franco