
The Countess is called away to tend a sick friend and imposes on the General to accept her daughter Marcilla as a houseguest. Some of the villagers begin dying, however, and the General's daughter Laura soon gets weak and pale, but Marcilla is there to comfort her. The villagers begin whispering about vampires as Marcilla finds another family on which to impose herself. The pattern repeats as Emma gets ill, but the General cannot rest, and seeks the advice of Baron Hartog, wh... (Full plot summary below)
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The Countess is called away to tend a sick friend and imposes on the General to accept her daughter Marcilla as a houseguest. Some of the villagers begin dying, however, and the General's daughter Laura soon gets weak and pale, but Marcilla is there to comfort her. The villagers begin whispering about vampires as Marcilla finds another family on which to impose herself. The pattern repeats as Emma gets ill, but the General cannot rest, and seeks the advice of Baron Hartog, who once dealt a decisive blow against a family of vampires. Well, almost.
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| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThis eroticized vampire tale resulted from the last significant surge of creative energy at Britain's Hammer Films, which thereafter descended into abject self-parody. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussWhat's remarkable about 'The Vampire Lovers' is not the bite wounds that mark the bare female breasts but the intense romantic yearning and fear of separation and loneliness that mark the character of Carmilla (Ingrid Pitt). |
| The New York TimesA. H. WeilerThe Vampire Lovers, praise be, does manage to be a departure from a hackneyed, bloody norm. It also is professionally directed, opulently staged and sexy to boot. |
| Culture TripGraham FullerThe psychology makes up for the fact that the film is terribly acted (Pitt aside) and cheaply staged. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonSheridan Le Fanu's classic 1872 novella Carmilla has served as the basis for numerous vampire flicks, although it's probably safe to state that this blood-and-boob-filled adaptation from Hammer Films boasts the largest fan base. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomNot the best of the Karnstein trilogy, but gory and sexy. What else do you need. |
| VarietyVariety StaffFairly flat dialog doesn't provide much of the unconscious humor that usually gives a lift to this type of entertainment. |
| User ReviewHai HTeenage boys everywhere should thank Hammer for this piece of essential viewing. Ingrid and Kate get all hot and bothered in scanty costumes, is this really how they behave in the new succession states of the EU? If so, where do I book my trip. |
| User ReviewHolger HMy fave film of the early 70's Hammer girly vampire trilogy...probably only because of how Ingrid Pitt portrayed her lusty vamp. You can see how she plays the part totally tongue in cheek...she is brilliant and vampy..oh yes and Carmella/Mircalla is also dead, but what the hell, even a dead vampire can show some cleavage and have a hiip '60's hairdo, this is so much fun. |
| User ReviewBARBARA BOnly 'Hammer" can make movies like this! |