Review of The Vampire Lovers (1970) by Eric R — 31 Mar 2012
The first instalment in Hammer's "Karnstein" trilogy, based on Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla". Ingrid Pitt is a lesbian vampire seducing the local virgins for their blood. Crazy as it seems now, this was one of the most positive portrayals of homosexuality at it's time.
Pitt's blood-sucker is the sort of romantic vamp who would be a big hit with teenage girls today, a doomed anti-heroine at odds with a world she doesn't fit in. Roy Ward Baker does a great directing job, the sets designed so his camera can fly through keyholes and up staircases.
As always Cushing is immense but this is most definitely Pitt's movie.
This review of The Vampire Lovers (1970) was written by Eric R on 31 Mar 2012.
The Vampire Lovers has generally received positive reviews.
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