Length 100mins
Director Harry Kumel
Country Belgium
Lead Actors Daphne Seyrig, John Karlen
Language Dutch
Genre Horror
Plot A young couple arrive at an out of season hotel and are bewitched by the only other occupants, Countess Bathory and her companion.
Comments If you have ever wondered what would have happened if you crossed a Hammer lesbian vampire flick with a European Arthouse movie then wonder no more; you would have Daughters of Darkness. The story takes its time to evolve but the film is constantly sumptious to look at with scenes arranged lovingly as an grand master would do before putting brush to canvas. Colour is an important motif to the story as he uses red dissolves to move between scenes mirroring the Countess' desire for the red sticky stuff. With long, lingering shots of the hotel and its interiors you are reminded of the great arthouse classic, Last Year In Marienbad, which also featured Dapne Seyrig. Seyrig herself adds inestimable class to the proceedings and makes the Countess by far the most interesting character. Next to Seyrig, the others seem nothing more than commonplace. A thoughtful, intelligent piece of cinema that plays down its horrors.
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