Lust of the Vampire
Short description
A series of murders shocks Paris: young women are found dead, their bodies drained of blood. As panic spreads and rumours of vampires take hold, the journalist Pierre Lantin begins investigating on his own, outside the police inquiry led by Inspector Chantal. His path crosses that of Giselle du Grand, a beautiful and aristocratic woman who has not aged, and who is connected to a secret circle of scientists and others who will do anything to preserve her youth and beauty.
Lust of the Vampire is a 1957 Italian horror, mystery and science fiction film directed by Riccardo Freda, the first of the four titles by him listed here. He wrote the screenplay with Piero Regnoli and Mario Bava, and Luigi Carpentieri and Ermanno Donati produced it for Titanus and Athena Cinematografica. Gianna Maria Canale plays Giselle du Grand and Margherita du Grand, with Dario Michaelis as Pierre Lantin, Carlo D'Angelo as Inspector Chantal, Paul Müller as Joseph Signoret, Wandisa Guida as Laurette Robert and Angelo Galassi as Ronald Fontaine. Running 78 minutes, the film holds a rating of 6.5 out of 10 on IMDb from around 2,300 votes, and 6.3 out of 10 on TMDB from a smaller number of votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is the first Italian sound horror film.
- The original director of the film was Riccardo Freda, however, a conflict arose between him and the producers, as a result of which the continuation of filming was entrusted to cinematographer Mario Bava.
- Filming lasted 12 days and took place at the Cinecittà Studios, located near Rome.
- The film's cinematographer, Mario Bava, realized the vampire aging scene by sequentially alternating blue and red colors on the vampire's face, creating the effect of rapid aging due to the quick change in color scheme. This striking technique was first used in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931).
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