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This erotic vampire film from cult filmmaker Jesus Franco concerns the mute Countess Irina Karlstein (Lina Romay), who lives in the hills of Madeira and preys on passersby. Austrian novelist Baron Von... read more read more... Rathony (Jack Taylor) follows the Countess, knowing that she is his destiny, even if it means death. Monica Swinn, Marie-France Broquet, and Luis Barboo co-star, while Franco appears as a forensic surgeon and Jean-Pierre Bouyxou (in an outrageous beard) is featured as Dr. Orloff, Franco's blind colleague. Several different versions exist, including a horror version of 72 minutes, an 82-minute version dwelling on oral sex, and a 96-minute edit which includes both sex and horror elements as well as some hardcore inserts. Complicating matters is the fact that some scenes of vampirism were filmed twice, in graphic and traditional styles. Whatever the version, La Comtesse Noire is erotic, melancholy, and benefits from a haunting performance by Romay as the cursed vampire. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Jesus Franco

Release Date: April 14, 1978

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DVD Release Date: August 15, 2000

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  • cancercapricorn2002
    June 13, 2008
    cancercapricorn2002
    I am not a huge Franco fan but I can say this his films contain such bizarre imagery, odd-ball stories and brazen disregard for the social status quo that the man is just fascinating. Female Vampire represents one of his most off-kilter efforts to date.

    The story is nearly imp... read moreossible to describe, but here goes; Countess Barthory (the lovely Lina Romay) is on vacation in Europe. She is mute sex maniac and a vampire/succubus. Her henchman (also mute) goes about collecting willing subjects for the Countess for her to feed her lusts.

    And that is about it. Most of the film is filled with slow, dreamy sequences interconnected with shots out a car window, which are the only scenes the Countess speaks. Lacking in plot on a grand scale, Franco fills the running time with as much full-frontal nudity as can be packed in a film. Wisely choosing not to go down the hardcore road (unless your watching the badly re-edited German X-rated version) the nudity and sex come off as genuinely erotic.

    Romay spends almost all of her screen time almost completely nude; either rolling about in some kind of horny-angst or fulfilling the same desires. A nice touch to the couplings is that while she must kill her companions to sustain her own life (she is a vampire after all), after each death she seems both deeply remorseful for having to take life and yet more aroused than before. Like a drug addict, the more she gets, the more she needs, the more she hates herself.

    The film exists is a wide range of cuts and editions, but three main versions seem prevalent. The Bare Breasted Countess aka the "R-rated" cut; Female Vampire aka the "NC-17" cut; and the re-edited porn version. Of them all the "NC-17" is by far the best; the weaker versions are to dry and the hardcore version features explicit footage obviously spliced in from a different film.

    Oddly watchable and one film Franco fans shouldn't miss anyone else should just check you brain at the door and enjoy.
  • kingmob6
    October 22, 2010
    kingmob6
    This is another meandering tale from Franco, but I'm rating it slightly higher just for the gorgeous Lina Romay. I suppose this would possibly be a theme for Franco's work, in that one would probably rate it by how attractive they find the females on display. In this case, the ... read morebarely legal Romay is a HUGE selling point, playing a vampire who drains the 'life-force' of her victims by going down on them in a series of softcore sex scenes.

    Worth a look, but don't expect anything in the way of plot.
  • CHILIcheeseDONUTSwithTUNAonTOP
    September 4, 2009
    CHILIcheeseDONUTSwithTUNAonTOP
    Lina Romay plays a mute countess who walks around naked most of the time and likes to suck blood from orgasming peni. No plot and hardly any dialogue. Oh yeah, there's a detective trying to figure out who the murderer is, but he's dumb so the movie lasts a lot longer than it should.
  • mpghoul1973
    March 20, 2008
    mpghoul1973
    A bit of a disapointment for me. Female Vampire is Franco's sexually charged film starring Lina Romay in her first starring role.
    I had heard much about this. But after seeing it i cant figure out what all the hoopla is about. Franco spends most of the film zooming in on Romays... read more hairy chocha as she rolls around in a sexual frenzy. Now i love Franco, but this one bored me a bit.
    Now Romay did hold my interest for the most part. She is definatly doing her best Soledad Miranda impersination. She looks good even if that bush streches to he Culo.
    I can see myself revisiting this film in the future so its not a total loss. Just a disapointment.

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Fernando F. Croce
September 6, 2009
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

Brimming with Klimt visions and risqué jests Full Review

Emanuel Levy
August 3, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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