Blood and Roses
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Blood and Roses is a 1960 vampire
film directed by Roger Vadim
based upon the novella Carmilla
(1872) by Irish writer Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. The locale was shifted from 19th century Styria to 20th century Italy
.
The next time Carmilla was adapted to film was almost exactly ten years later, The Vampire Lovers
(1970).
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
film directed by Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:...
based upon the novella Carmilla
Carmilla
Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla...
(1872) by Irish writer Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. The locale was shifted from 19th century Styria to 20th century Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
The next time Carmilla was adapted to film was almost exactly ten years later, The Vampire Lovers
The Vampire Lovers
The Vampire Lovers is a 1970 British Hammer Horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Peter Cushing, Ingrid Pitt, Madeline Smith, Kate O'Mara, and Jon Finch. It is based on the J. Sheridan Le Fanu novella Carmilla and is part of the so-called Karnstein Trilogy of films. The other films in...
(1970).
Plot summary
Young Carmilla is jealous of her friend's engagement, and her obsession leads her to the tomb of a female vampire. The vampire possesses her and leads her to kill and terrorize the inhabitants of the estate. But is it all in her mind, or is she really under the control of an ancient vampire ancestor?Cast
- Mel FerrerMel FerrerMel Ferrer was an American actor, film director and film producer.-Early life:Ferrer was born Melchor Gastón Ferrer in Elberon, New Jersey, of Catalan and Irish descent. His father, Dr. José María Ferrer , was born in Cuba, was an authority on pneumonia and served as chief of staff of St....
as Leopoldo De Karnstein - Elsa MartinelliElsa MartinelliElsa Martinelli is an Italian actress and former fashion model.Born Elisa Tia in Grosseto, Tuscany, she moved to Rome with her family and in 1953 was discovered by Roberto Capucci who introduced her to the world of fashion. She became a model and began playing small roles in films...
as Georgia Monteverdi - Annette VadimAnnette VadimAnnette Vadim was a Danish actress who was the second wife of the French film director Roger Vadim. Her films included Vadim's Les Liaisons Dangereuses ....
as Carmilla - René-Jean ChauffardRené-Jean ChauffardRené-Jean Chauffard was a French film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1945 and 1972.-Selected filmography:* Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean * Paris Vice Squad...
as Dr. Verari - Marc AllégretMarc AllégretMarc Allégret was a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven...
as Judge Monteverdi - Alberto BonucciAlberto BonucciAlberto Bonucci was an Italian film actor and director. He appeared in 53 films between 1950 and 1967.He was born in Campobasso, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Neapolitan Carousel...
as Carlo Ruggieri - Serge MarquandSerge MarquandSerge Marquand was a French actor and film producer of advanced leukemia.He was the brother of Nadine Trintignant and Christian Marquand.- Filmography :* 1959 : Les Liaisons dangereuses by Roger Vadim : un skieur...
as Giuseppe - Gabriella Farinon as Lisa
- Renato Speziali as Guido Naldi
- Edith Peters as The Cook
- Giovanni Di Benedetto as Police Marshal
- Carmilla Stroyberg as Martha
- Nathalie LeForet as Marie