Product Notes
Countess Irina (Lina Romay) lives on the island of Madeira, Portugal,where she must drain the "life force" of men and women for her own survival. One of her lovers/victims is a poet (Jack Taylor) who believes the undead countess is meant for him. Prolific exploitation director Jess Franco filmed this influential erotic chiller -- which established Romay (who Franco later married) as an erotic and horror film icon -- on location on Madeira.
Product Reviews
This erotic vampire film from cult filmmaker Jesus Franco concerns the mute Countess Irina Karlstein (Lina Romay), who lives in the hills of Madeira and preys on passersby. Austrian novelist Baron Von Rathony (Jack Taylor) follows the Countess, knowing that she is his destiny, even if it means death. Monica Swinn, Marie-France Broquet, and Luis Barboo co-star, while Franco appears as a forensic surgeon and Jean-Pierre Bouyxou (in an outrageous beard) is featured as Dr. Orloff, Franco's blind colleague. Several different versions exist, including a horror version of 72 minutes, an 82-minute version dwelling on oral sex, and a 96-minute edit which includes both sex and horror elements as well as some hardcore inserts. Complicating matters is the fact that some scenes of vampirism were filmed twice, in graphic and traditional styles. Whatever the version, La Comtesse Noire is erotic, melancholy, and benefits from a haunting performance by Romay as the cursed vampire. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
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Female Vampire |
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Foreign Language & International, Horror |
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16 October 2012 |
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Lina Romay, Jes s Franco, Jack Taylor, Alice Arno |
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Jes s Franco |
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R |
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Blu-ray Disc |
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562 |
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738329105624 |
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365169X |
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16 October 2012 |
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REDEMPTION FILM ( RDFM ) |
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176 |
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A: Americas, E Asia |
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2.35:1 (Cinemascope), Color, Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV |
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English |
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French |
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Discs:1 ~ Format:Blu-Ray ~ Region:A ~ Country:Usa |
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Alice Arno, Jack Taylor, Jes s Franco, Lina Romay, Luis Barboo, Monica Swin, Robert Swink |
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Composer (Music Score):Daniel White, Director:Jes s Franco |
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