FASCINATION
Now tell me the truth, who’s coming here tonight? DEATH!
A runaway criminal breaks into an eerie chateau, taking its two frightened chambermaids hostage. As night falls, a group of mysterious aristocratic women arrive and the criminal begins to realize the women are hiding a sinister secret.
About This Film
This erotic horror film, set in 1905, tells the story of a thief who seeks refuge in a castle owned by two women, Eva (Brigitte Lahaie) and Elizabeth (Franca Mai). The women are seductive and teasing, but turn out to be part of a vampiric cult of blood-drinking aristocrats.
Fascination is a very apt title for this spellbinding movie! A typically dreamlike and stylish work from the remarkable Jean Rollin. Yup, it’s another lesbian vampire movie (from a decade that produced quite a few!) but Rollin, like Jess Franco, puts his own original touches to it which make it truly unforgettable. Like most of Franco’s (and Dario Argento’s) output, atmosphere and aesthetics are more important than plot, and the performances of the actors involved are variable. Rollin doesn’t seem to be too concerned with creating believable characters, he uses his (beautiful) actresses as striking images moving across a background. His movies are often closer to paintings than your standard Hammer horror. That’s why ‘Fascination’ is so unlike most vampire movies you’ll ever see. Inspired and original. Don’t miss this one!
Film Details
Director
Jean Rollin
Writer
Jean Rollin
Keywords
Female Nudity
Murder
Female Rear Nudity
Nudity
Female Topless Nudity
Female Full Frontal Nudity
Violence
Female Frontal Nudity
Blood
Death
Sex Scene
Softcore
Lesbian Sex
Male Rear Nudity
Male Nudity
Erotica
Serial Killer
Shot To Death
Knife
Stabbed To Death
Stabbing
Shootout
Seduction
Undressing
Female Female Kiss
Pistol
Shooting
Vampire
Shot In The Chest
Serial Murder
Dancing
Castle
Cigar Smoking
One Word Title
Shot In The Back
Criminal
Throat Slit
Massacre
Close Up Of Eyes
Night
Villainess
Sensuality
Hostage
Cunnilingus
Stabbed In The Chest
Group
Gunshot
Femme Fatale
Murderess
Male Star Appears Shirtless
Robbery
Listening To Music
Sex Horror
Female Star Appears Topless
Maid
Freeze Frame
Man Wears An Open Shirt
Pointing A Gun At Someone
Camera Shot Of Eyes
Clothed Male Naked Female Scene
Rural Setting
Eaten Alive
Dead Woman With Eyes Open
Fireplace
Female Vampire
Bare Chested Man
Scene During Opening Credits
Dance Scene
Barn
Taking Off Shirt
Theft
Lying On The Floor
Countryside
Gay Character
Gold
Lesbian Character
Dagger
Drinking Blood
Aristocrat
Female Serial Killer
Taking Off Pants
Sex On The Floor
Bridge
Woman Murders A Woman
Character Repeats Someone Else's Dialogue
Undressing Someone
Butcher
Female Villain
Gramophone
Close Up Of Mouth
Woman On Top Sex
Woman Murders A Man
Female Killer
Female Antagonist
European Psychotronic Film
Murder Of A Nude Man
Antihero
Hit In The Groin
French Giallo
Criminal As Protagonist
Blindfold
Red Dress
Sex In A Barn
Camera Shot Of Mouth
Sexualized Violence
Slaughterhouse
Killed During Sex
Vampiress
European Horror
Stolen Money
Folk Horror
Gun In Mouth
Wanted Man
Game
Scythe
Gay Sex
Getting Away With Murder
Gay Kiss
Man On The Run
Criminal On The Run
Unpunished Crime
Murder By Throat Cutting
Murdered During Sex
Unpunished Murder
Unpunished Antagonist
French Horror
Chateau
Same Sex Kiss
Pointing A Gun At Oneself
Woman Wears See Through Clothes
French Countryside
Woman Wears A See Through Gown
Anemia
Lens Flare
Throat Cutting
Death By Throat Cutting
Sex By A Fireplace
Carrying A Dead Woman
Thief As Protagonist
Rural Horror
Refuge
Woman Murders A Man During Sex
Chambermaid
Stabbed During Sex
Scythe As A Weapon
French Psychotronic Film
Dancing On A Bridge
Same Sex Dance
Stabbed With A Dagger
Threatened With A Scythe
Blindfolded Man
Blind Man's Bluff The Game
Lgbtq Film
Woman Kills A Man During Sex
Year 1905
Also Known As
El castillo de las vampiras, Fascinação, Goiteia, Diavoliki goiteia, Pathos gia aima, Fascination - Das Blutschloss der Frauen