Lust for a Vampire
Lust for a Vampire

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In 1830, forty years to the day since the last manifestation of their dreaded vampirism, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the headmaster who is desperate to become Mircalla's disciple, and the equally besotted and even more foolish author Richard Lestrange.... (Full plot summary below)

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In 1830, forty years to the day since the last manifestation of their dreaded vampirism, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the headmaster who is desperate to become Mircalla's disciple, and the equally besotted and even more foolish author Richard Lestrange.

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User Review - 10/10 by Forrest KThis second film in Hammer's Karnstein trilogy develops the vampire metaphor in yet more ambiguous ways, showing how the tyrannical hatred of an older generation can cause hurt and terror throughout the ages, even as the new generation strives to change. Fun as high camp, but surprisingly thoughtful as well.
User Review - 10/10 by Sir Thorn, Lorde of Rosewood Mdont cha love the title! c'mere Iam hungry! look into my eyes, breath deeply, deeply
User Review - 8/10 by christine mLust for a Vampire directed by Jimmy Sangster written by Tudor Gates based on characters created by Sheridan Le Fanu starring Yutte Stensgaard, Michael Johnson, Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford, Suzannah Leigh, Helen Christie, Pippa Steel, David Healy, Harvey Hall, Mike Raven Hammer studio brings yet another foray into the quaking delights of the undead. It is based on La Fanu?s classic lesbian vampire tale, ?Carmilla?, and retains a chilly elegance that is neatly counterbalanced by a freedom of form expressed through the athletic maneuverings of the agile female body. In 1830's Styria, a mysterious new pupil arrives at a finishing school. Soon upon her arrival people begin to die in strange circumstances. Legends abound throughout the local peasant population that the dreaded Karnstein family has returned from the grave to feast on the flesh of anyone who touches their fancy. Mircalla Herritzen begins to attend a school that is located quite close to the Karnstein castle. She is amongst a large contingent of young, most likely virginal girls who attend classes on English Literature, History, and the like. They are free, unassuming and necessarily chaste. When Mircalla moves in with Susan (Steel) it doesn?t take her long to introduce her into the arts of forbidden lesbian love. In fact, Mircalla has put Susan under her spell and has commanded her to satisfy her every wish. This culminates with Mircalla attacking Susan and biting her on the neck before tossing her body down into a well. Richard LeStrange (Johnson) comes to the area to research a novel he is writing about supernatural phenomenon. He?s already written about vampires and when he hears a peasant man warning him about the Karnsteins he is highly suspicious. He isn?t prone to believe in superstitions and considers the remarks as born of fear and hysteria. But then Susan dies and quickly after her Giles Barton, an official at and co-founder of the school. The head mistress, Miss Simpson (Christie) does not contact the police immediately and when Inspector Heinrich (Hall) appears he is angry at the lapse in time and Miss Simpson?s negligence. He manages to make it to the bottom of the well and Susan?s body but when he attempts to climb up the rope is cut sending him hurling to his death. The film is rich with atmosphere and does a fine job establishing a particular place and time. It is, as one might assume from the title, drenched in sex and there are many shots of young girls gallivanting about with their tight bosoms pressed together and their skirts flailing in the breeze. The sex scenes are handled with soft light and a highly attuned sense of the erotic. The film opens with a Satanic liturgy by Count Karnstein (Raven) who conjures up devils to assist him in bringing back Carmilla Karnstein from the dead after centuries in slumber. A young girl is enticed into a coach and led into the castle before being placed on an alter where her throat is slit and drained of blood. The blood is then poured on Carmilla?s skull and she ultimately rises in the form of Mircalla. The ceremony possesses a legitimate power as the camera deftly captures the intensity of the offerings being made to the Dark Lord. It feels like a legitimate ritual and the sight of Mircalla emerging with her face and breasts covered in blood is highly intoxicating. She is a vengeful angel return to earth to do her master?s bidding. Much of this film is centered about the romance between LeStrange and Mircalla. She has transfixed him as he carelessly confesses his love for her. He is unaware of her true identity until he begins to look through Barton?s extensive collection of materials about the Karnsteins. It is Barton who discovers who Mircalla is but she fixes on him with her eyes and lures him willingly to his death. The camera focuses on her deep, penetrating eyes as he eagerly awaits her cold embrace. He moans appreciatively as the life is slowly drained from him. Countess Herritzen (Jefford) is a paragon of feminine charm, elegance and beauty. She is an idealized form who promises an intoxication unparalleled by merely mortal sexual fever. Yet she satisfies herself with merely a glance, a simple posture that is inviting yet cruelly articulated. She can not be had for the usual barter stroke. One cannot simply come to her and expect redemption through her agonizing caress. Count Karnstein in this film appears periodically when something particularly sinister is about to go down. He exudes a type of malicious affability that lends the film some well-needed charisma. One can?t help but feel for this dynasty who must perpetually endure the sodden madness of human existence unless some wiseacre comes along and puts an end to their misery through a timely steak through the heart or decapitation. In this film the threat of vampirism is deftly construed through the terror stricken faces of the locals who hold steadfastly to their belief in the phenomena and are swayed by any gossip that might be afoot in their land. Lestrange is an objective reporter who is suddenly thrust into a situation where he must test all his pet theories against the reality he confronts. Of course he is stricken, utterly beguiled by the allure of Mircalla and is, for the most part, unable to see her for who she is. Love literally blinds him to the truth and he is essentially unaware how close his death is at any given moment. For her part, Carmilla, in the guise of Mircalla, also places herself in danger by daring to give in to the temptation of earthly love. For all vampires this is one of the most bitter tortures as the loved one always perishes in the end. Yutte Stensgaard conveys all of the appetizing qualities one would expect from such a timeless beauty as Carmilla. She is soft and delicate yet one knows there lies a dangerous hunger behind those radiant eyes. Carmilla is clearly a fiendish killer readily able to dispatch her victims with a single bite. There is no opportunity for the stricken to rise and join the ranks of the undead. Michael Johnson plays the thankless role of the outsider with a certain energy. His charisma is not particularly noticeable although he does sell his character?s earnestness. Suzannah Leigh slinks about with a hidden sexual thrall all her own. She is the great undiscovered one as her body remains obscured and tantalizingly out of reach. Barbara Jefford as mentioned is a diabolical charmer with cataclysms for eyes. Her character is poisonous yet one cannot hold back the urge to come to her regardless of the terrible price to pay. Overall, this film captures the mystery and sexual vitality of vampires through a familiar format that is both unnerving and deeply stimulating. It?s fundamentally erotic nature is presented in straightforward terms and it?s clear what the film maker?s intentions are. This film speaks to the sexual hysteria that has always surrounded the belief in vampires. It demonstrates the misunderstood nature of the vampire and establishes their immeasurable agonies as a race of terrible creatures aligned with malevolent forces that mankind must defeat in order to bring about its own overcoming. The primordial essences of sex and death are ably cemented here to present a story of love?s hissing brutality in the face of so much passing beauty.
User Review - 8/10 by Honey BIs it their Strength? Their strong passions? Enjoy an evening of the Dark .....
User Review - 8/10 by Marina WAn enjoyable vampire classic from Hammer Horror.
User Review - 8/10 by Stuart KThe second film produced by Hammer Films based on J. Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, taking the character and resurrecting her 40 years on from The Vampire Lovers. It's alot more classier, although it is a little bit over the top and overly camp, but it's enjoyable while it lasts. It begins with the relatives of Mircalla Karnstein, Count (Mike Raven) and Countess Karnstein (Barbara Jefford) a satanic ceremony to resurrect the body of Mircilla (Yutte Stensgaard). She ends up going to a posh finishing school in Vienna. Meanwhile, Richard LeStrange (Michael Johnson) who is studying witches, vampires and black magic for a book, and he ends up getting a job as English Teacher at the finishing school. He falls for Mircilla, although headmaster Giles Barton (Ralph Bates) discovers the truth about Mircilla, and offers himself to her, and eventually cops it, and later LeStrange discovers the truth about Mircilla, but he's still in love with her. It's a bit of a sillier Hammer Horror with campy performances, and the obligatory sex, blood and nudity. But, it's enjoyable and has it's moments and it's well shot. It's a lose sequel to what went before, and it can't decide if it's a sequel or a remake.
User Review - 8/10 by James LI SAW THIS MOVIE ON TV WHEN I WAS LIKE 7 OR 8 AND FELL IN LOVE WITH IT, I THINK YUTTE STENSGAARD IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VAMPIRES IN FILM, IF NOT THE MOST. THE MOVIE WAS EDITED WHEN I SAW IT, SO I DON'T CARE MUCH FOR THE NUDITY, BUT I STILL ENJOY IT, EVEN THOUGH SILLY, IT IS KINDA CREEPY ESPECIALLY THE BEGINNING.
User Review - 8/10 by Michael LSoo fucking hilarious!!! Oh god- I must have watched this thing 3 or 4 times and it just never gets any less funny! Its just the best when you can see some of the camera crew and sound mic creep in and out of the shots!!
User Review - 6/10 by Tony PAnother Hammer Horror version of the lesbian vampire fantasies of Sheridan LeFanu's novel Camilla, Lust for a Vampire delivers on all the points that it should: Nudity, Blood, British Hair Style. The film defintely drags a bit and could have been much improved with the addition of Christopher Lee instead of the wannabe count in the background of the story. Fun, but if you want a better crack at this same material check out Hammer's Twins of Evil. VF.
User Review - 6/10 by Brian SThe second in Hammer Studios' "Camilla" trilogy, "Lust for a Vampire" stars the very lust-worthy Yutte Stensgaard and we do get to see almost all of her in this Gothic horror flick. The story is pretty weak and mundane, but that can be forgiven somewhat in light of all the plunging necklines, girl-on-girl neck-biting action, and the general appeal to prurient interests embodied here. And did I mention Yutte Stensgaard? The Karnsteins are back in their Austrian castle, and this time they've infiltrated an all-girls finishing school where daughter Mircalla (an anagram of Carmilla, get it?) has enrolled. She's not only working her way through the student body -- and very attractive bodies they are -- but she's got the new English teacher in her clutches, too. It's up to Miss Playfair (Suzanna Leigh) to straighten things out. When Mircallla makes the daughter of a well-connected doctor her victim, though, the Karnsteins' plan soon unravels and it's not long before the angry mob of torch and pitchfork-wielding villagers descend on Castle Karnstein. And that's about all there is to it. It's all pretty silly stuff, made all the sillier by the playing of a terrible song over the film's one hilariously brief and somewhat awkward softcore love scene between Stensgaard and the novelist-turned-English-teacher. Still, there's such a terrific abundance of eye candy here that faulting it too much for not being what the flick was never intended to be (e.g., suspenseful and intelligent) misses the point. The key to enjoying "Lust for a Vampire" is turning off one's brain and simply appreciating low-cut negligees, women in tunics doing synchronized "Greco-Roman" dancing in revealing tunics without... err... support, and generally watching things jiggle across one's screen, punctuated with occasional neck wounds and hot blondes rolling around in bed together. Key word here is LUST. The early 19th century never looked this good!

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