Daughters of Darkness
Daughters of Darkness in France, Les Lvres rouges, and in Belgium, Le Rouge aux lvres, both literally translated as The Red Lips in Dutch, Dorst Naar Bloed, meaning Blood Thirst is a 1971 Belgian horror film with dialogue in English, directed by Harry Kmel. It is an erotic vampire film.
Director Kumel, interviewed by Mark Gatiss for the BBC documentary Horror Europa said that he deliberately styled Delphine Seyrigs character after Marlene Dietrich and Andrea Raus after Louise Brooks to deepen the filmic resonance of his own movie. Because the vampire character of Elizabeth Bathory is also a demagogue, Kumel dressed her in the Nazi colours of black white and red. In commenting on both the films mordant sense of humour, and the directors painterly eye in the composition of several scenes, Gatiss drew forth the comment from Kumel that he considers the film very Belgian, especially due to the influence of Surrealism and Expressionism.Extensive external shooting was done at the Royal Galleries of Ostend, a seaside neoclassical arcade on the beach at Ostend especially at the luxury Grand Hotel des Thermes, which sits atop the central section of the arcade. Interior shooting was done at the Hotel Astoria, Brussels and other exteriors at the Tropical Gardens, Meise. ........
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