Requiem Pour Un Vampire

• Year: 1971
• Country: France
• Director: Jean Rollin
• Starring: Marie-Pierre Castel, Mireille Dargent

Two girls on the run from…something (does it really matter?) find a castle in the middle of the countryside and decide to hide there and of course, immediately get naked and cuddle. They soon find out it is a vampires’ castle, and the vampires need virgin blood in order to pass their curse. They also keep their victims in chains, and well, you can imagine the rest. So this was my first Jean Rollin film, and apparently it was his own favourite. He wrote it in two days “from his subconscious” which likely accounts for the minimal dialogue and its mood-over-story emphasis. The actors seem to be unable to convey any emotion or were instructed to not even try. Somehow, it all doesn’t matter because you know it’s not meant to be The Exorcist and it’s kinda camp fun anyway. I’d probably watch more Rollin if I could find some. You’re probably meant to take this film seriously, but it’s a whole lot more fun if you don’t.