Blood and Roses
Blood and Roses 1960 French title Et mourir de plaisir Le sang et la rose literally, And die of pleasure The blood and the rose is a French vampire film directed by Roger Vadim. It is loosely based on the novella Carmilla 1872 by Irish writer Joseph Sheridan le Fanu the storys locale was shifted from 19th century Styria to 20th century Italy.
The original French version is 87 minutes long and is introduced by a discussion of Carmillas case by a doctor who starts to tell of her story, leaving to the viewer to decide if Carmilla was really possessed or just delusional. The most common English language version is 74 minutes long and, among other deletions, drops the doctors introduction and the discussions of vampire legends by the servants children. The added English voiceover narration by the vampire ancestor removes any ambiguity.The core of the original soundtrack composed by Jean Prodromids for Blood and Roses was first released on an EP offeringminutes of music. In 2010, this content was finally reissued on CD by Canadian label Disques Cinemusique, as part of a compilation devoted to the composer and which features his music for Danton. The CD is now out of print but both these soundtracks are available for downloading and stream. More information here. ........
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