#Harry Kumel

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Daughters of Darkness (1971) dir. Harry Kümel

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On March 11, 2020 Daughters of Darkness was re-released in France.

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Fave new to me films of October ‘22 part 2 🧡

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The Velvet Vampire

Stephanie Rothman’s THE VELVET VAMPIRE (1971) is in dire need of restoration; the print showing on Shudder is muddy. Given its cult status, it should also be a candidate for a remake by one of the interesting women who’ve been moving into the horror genre like the Soska Sisters or Coralie Fargeat. Rothman’s film is filled with ideas that never come to fruition. It opens with a glamorous woman (Celeste Yarnall) attacked by a masked rapist on a deserted Los Angeles street. When he moves in for the kill, she dispatches him easily. It ends with her driven off by a crowd brandishing crucifixes. But this isn’t a morality play about a powerful woman punished for self-determination. Instead, it’s an uneasy cross between vampire film and soft-core porn, inspired by Harry Kumel’s DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (1971), but with none of his intriguing mix of blood and sex. Rothman lurches between scenes of Yarnall attempting to seduce a couple (Michael Blodgett and Sherry Miles) at her desert home and attacking anybody who’s in the wrong place when she gets hungry. The actress has a wonderfully commanding presence, but the objects of her attention aren’t worthy of her. Blodgett’s character is a snarling, controlling lout. He’s always guiding his wife around, as if without him the poor dim thing would bump into the furniture. Miles, who later worked as Sherry E. DeBoer, is almost totally lacking in affect. She had an acting coach on set at all times. It didn’t help. Yet the image of Yarnall in a dark hat, gloves and blood red top tooling around the desert in a dune buggy is remarkably potent. It’s an iconic moment looking for a better movie.

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blu ray collection

13 Assassins dir. Takashi Miike Antibirth dir. Danny Perez Belladonna of Sadness dir. Eiichi Yamamoto Daughters of Darkness dir. Harry Kumel The Dark Crystal dir. Jim Henson El Topo dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky Enter the Void dir. Gaspar Noe Funeral Parade of Roses dir. Toshio Matsumoto Gutterballs dir. Ryan Nicholson Heart Attack dir. Dustin Wayd Mills High Tension dir. Alexandre Aja Hustle & Flow dir. Craig Brewer Jackass 3 dir. Jeff Tremaine La Femme Nikita dir. Luc Besson The Killing of a Sacred Deer dir. Yorgos Lanthimos Malignant dir. James Wan mother! dir. Darren Aranofsky Mother dir. Bong Joon-Ho My Neighbor Totoro dir. Hayao Miyazaki Only God Forgives dir. Nicolas Winding Refn Paranormal Activity dir. Oren Peli Paranormal Activity 2 dir. Tod Williams Paranormal Activity 3 dir. Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman Paranormal Activity 4 dir. Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones dir. Christopher Landon Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension dir. Gregory Plotkin Parasite dir. Bong Joon-Ho Paris, Je T'aime dir. so many people Perfect Blue dir. Satoshi Kon Possessor dir. Brandon Cronenberg Red Angel dir. Yasuzo Masumura Ringu dir. Hideo Nakata Run Lola Run dir. Tom Tykwer Sailor Suit Machine Gun dir. Shinji Somai Sex Murder Art dir. Jorg Buttgereit -Der Todesking -Nekromantik -Nekromantik 2 -Schramm The Shape of Water dir. Guillermo del Toro Sleep dir. Michael Venus West Side Story dir. Robert Wise

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DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (1971) – Episode 213 – Decades Of Horror 1970s

“Love is stronger than death… even than life.” Hmmm. That sounds like something a vampire might say. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Gregory Crosby – as they take a trip to Belgium for Daughters of Darkness(1971), yet another vampiric take on Countess Báthory.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 213 – Daughters of Darkness (1971)

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While passing through a vacation resort, a newlywed couple encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.

  Directed by: Harry Kümel

Writing Credits: Pierre Drouot, Jean Ferry (dialogue), Harry Kümel; Manfred R. Köhler (uncredited), Joseph Amiel (screenplay associate) (as J.J. Amiel)

Selected Cast:

Delphine Seyrig as Countess Elizabeth Báthory

John Karlen as Stefan

Danielle Ouimet as Valerie

Andrea Rau as Ilona Harczy

Paul Esser as Hotel Clerk

Georges Jamin as Retired Policeman

Joris Collet as Butler

Fons Rademakers as Mother

The Grue Crew is joined by returning guest host, Gregory Crosby, who brings his knowledge of tonight’s feature and its captivating star, Delphine Seyrig. Daughters of Darkness (1971) from director Harry Kumel, ushers in a different take on the legend of Countess Báthory from the gorgeous countryside of Belgium. The erotic thriller also stars John Karlen, Danielle Ouimet, Andre Rau, Paul Esser and more. If NEON and A24 were making films in 1971, Daughters of Darkness could easily be one of their films. Check out what the Grue Crew thinks of this early 70s classic.

At the time of this writing, Daughters of Darkness is available to stream from Wicked Horror TV, Shudder, AMC+, Tubi, and Vudu as well as various PPV sources. Daughters of Darkness is also available on physical media from Blue Underground as a Standard Special Edition – 4K Ultra HD and a 3-Disc Limited Edition – 4K Ultra HD.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by guest host Doc, will be To the Devil a Daughter (1976), the last horror film from the original incarnation of Hammer Films and starring Christopher Lee, Richard Widmark, and Nastassja Kinski in a story loosely based on Dennis Wheatley’s 1953 novel of the same name. What could go wrong?

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. 

Check out this episode!

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Daughters of Darkness (Harry Kümel, 1971)

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“This Belgian-made English language vampire film, which director-writer Harry Kumel termed “a gothic fairy tale for full-grown adults” is among the most stylish of horror films and might very well be the most perverse … Harry Kumel never became a major director, but this one film proved he had great talent. Daughters may be a wicked film, as some critics and viewers have complained, and it is no gem, but it is sexy, imaginative, amusing and undeniably fun. It is a curiosity piece that viewers who have tired of the latest trend in horror films surely should seek out.” 

/ From Cult Movies 2 by Danny Peary (1983) / 

Today represents the fiftieth anniversary of the zenith of lesbian vampire films, Daughters of Darkness! It premiered on 27 October 1971.

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dans le journal

(d’après Les lèvres rouges de Harry Kümel)

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Daughters of Darkness (Les lèvres rouges) 1971, dir. Harry Kümel.

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On August 31, 2019 Daughters of Darkness was screened at the B-Movie, Underground and Trash Film Festival.

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Malpertuis (1971)

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En regardant “Les lèvres Rouges” de Harry Kumel, hier soir 

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El rojo en los labios / Les lèvres rouges - Harry Kümel [1971] Belgium