I found this film from Pucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2009 brochure. I wanted to see it so bad but I had to work in film set so I couldn't go. So when I got this dvd from my friend, I was so happy. Who will not like a Belgium film about lesbian vampires?
When Countess Bathory went in to the hotel, the manager in hotel was surprised. "You stayed here 40 years ago? I was a bell boy at that time but you don't seem like you've been changed at all." Maybe this is not a correct phrase but this is first phrase that introduce this beautiful mysterious blond lady who's dressed up in dress in 30's with her secretary. In that hotel, young married couple are staying too. This couple is weird too, they look like they rushed in to their marriage like by saying "I don't love you and you don't love me. We are meant to be with each other." After their arrival, many young women were cut to death in the area near the hotel. A husband of young married couple, Stefan becomes to have a strong erotic eager and heat Valerie with the belt and becomes violent. Countess Bathory orders her secretary to seduce Stefan and she catches Valerie(a wife of Stefan) who tries to run away from Stefan and his violence.
This film was a big shock in 70s, It showed lesbian love. But by being in 2009, this movie does not really surprise me but rather lame. This movie isn't really scary but it emphasize the drama between eccentric characters in the film. This film is mixed with all of the styles from 30s to 60s. And by showing Stefan's mother as a drag queen, it looks like it's losing the horror but more of the drama. By mixing all of these elements and a little bit of kitsch style, the film becomes confusion but rather erotic and charming. It's not a sudden horror but it's very mysterious and stimulating. Especially when two women screams "Blood! It's blood!" and sucks blood from him surprise me that this film has been made 30 years before Thirst by Parkchanwook.
In addition, I think dress that Ilona, a secretary of Countess Bathory look like it's just stepped out of Chanel collections.
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