Daughters of Darkness
Classic Cinema
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1h 40m
Directed by Harry Kümel | 87 mins | 1971
Profoundly inspired by the spirit of Belgian Surrealist and Symbolist painting, Kümel’s darkly poetic horror film begins with a young newlywed couple waylaid at a grand hotel en route to England, where they fall under the spell of the elegant Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory (Delphine Seyrig). The Sistine Chapel ceiling of lesbian vampire films.
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