FRIGHTFEST LONDON

DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS

UK Premiere of the 4K restoration - Discovery SCREEN Two 

Director: Harry Kumël. Stars: Delphine Seyrig, Danielle Ouimet, John Karlen, Andrea Rau. Belgium 1971. 95 mins.

The legend of Countess Elizabeth Bathory provides the inspiration for Belgian director Harry Kumel’s psychologically dense and genuinely erotic vampire thriller with plenty of delicious bite. Brilliant French icon Delphine Seyrig is drenched in sophistication and glamour as the well-preserved haute-couture bloodsucker who insinuates herself on an unsuspecting honeymoon couple at a luxurious seaside hotel in Ostend. Startlingly sexual and violent for its day, the haunting atmosphere, striking imagery and aura of divine decadence make this compelling and provocative Euro-chiller, showing in a superb 4K restored version, a deservedly acclaimed and stunning masterwork.