September 26, 2018
Directed by: Harry Kumel
Written by: Pierre Druout, Harry Kumel, Jean Ferry
Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Danielle Ouimet, Andrea Rau
Quote: "Don't lie to yourself, you were pleased. It gave you pleasure. You actually enjoyed to see that dead girl's body."
Trivia: Shot entirely in English, even though the majority of the cast was French, German and Flemish. As opposed to most European "genre" films from the 70s, here none of the actors were post-dubbed by others. They can all be heard with their own voices (resulting in some accents), notably Delphine Seyrig's deep, smoky voice or Andrea Rau's and Paul Messer's German accents
Daughters of Darkness is one more of the movies presented by Joe Bob Briggs on his now infamous The Last Drive-In. I'm disappointed I was not able to watch it live last Friday the 13th, but after Daughters of Darkness, I have only one more movie to watch. Unfortunately, if you're looking for a horror movie or even a vampire movie, this film does not fully deliver. While it has some incredible acting performances (especially every scene with European bombshell Delphine Syrig) and is dripping with style it lacks the violence or vampiric elements that would make the film more interesting. The movie is more of an erotic thriller (thriller might even be an exaggeration) than a horror or vampire film.
