| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Daughters of Darkness (1971) |
| Director | Harry Kümel |
| Writer | Pierre Drouot, Jean Ferry, Harry Kümel |
| Lead Actor | Tobey Maguire |
| Cast | Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe |
| Genre | Horror |
| Release Date | October 22, 1971 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 27m(87 min) |
| Budget | Not Available |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 6.5/10 |
REVIEW
Personally, I ask, why did we stop making lesbian vampire movies? Aren’t they the best kind?
The term ‘lesbian vampire’ for a genre, seems trashy and vulgar, but Daughters of Darkness is anything but even though the plot is ludicrous and the dubbing awful, it’s still quality filmmaking, with restrained pace and interesting character moments on screen.
In fact, by today’s standards, there’s nothing shocking or exploitative about this film at all. A little blood, very few ghoulish scenes, and no real sex scenes. I think people would be more likely to be offended.
We don’t see
vampires flying, turning into bats, sucking blood like cliched eroticism. In fact, they seem oddly mortal and fallible in Daughters of Darkness, which is a refreshing change from modern horror movies. And instead of leaping on their victims, the head vampiress seduces the young woman that she wants, turning her against her man.
Though slow moving, Daughters of Darkness is an entertaining reminder of horror in the early 70s. We’ve all become desensitized to the idea of gentle macabre, but the atmosphere and the eroticism of lesbian vampires is enough to keep this film charged up with enough energy to hold our interest.
I say
See this film if you like horror, the 70s, lesbians or vampires. Ideally, all four.
See it for
Strangely enough, the vampires aren’t the most sadistic characters in this film.
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