Blood and Roses Et mourir de plaisir
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Directed by	Roger Vadim
Produced by	Raymond Eger
Written by	Sheridan Le Fanu (story Carmilla), Claude Brulé, Claude Martin, Roger Vailland
Starring	Mel Ferrer, Elsa Martinelli, Annette Vadim, René-Jean Chauffard
Music by	Jean Prodromidès
Cinematography	Claude Renoir
Editing by	Maurizio Lucidi Victoria Mercanton
Release date(s)	1960
Running time	France:87 min USA:74 min
Country	France Italy
Language	French
IMDb profile

Blood and Roses is a 1960 French film directed by Roger Vadim based upon the novella Carmilla (1872) by Irish writer Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. The locale was shifted from 19th century Styria to 20th century Italy. It is an example of the lesbian vampire genre. Roger Vadim (born Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov, Paris, France, January 26, 1928; died February 11, 2000), was a journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte Bardots career in the film And God Created Woman. ... Sheridan Le Fanu Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (August 28, 1814 – February 7, 1873) was an Irish writer of short stories and mystery novels. ... Major General Claude Martin (January 4, 1735 - September 13, 1800) was an officer in the French, and later the British, army in India. ... Roger Vailland (1907-1965) was a French novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. ... Mel Ferrer (born August 25, 1917 in Elberon, New Jersey) is an American actor, film director and film producer. ... Elsa Martinelli, born Elsa Tia, on August 3, 1932 or 13 January 1935, according to different sources [1] [2], in Grosseto, Tuscany is an Italian actress and former fashion model. ... Annette Vadim (born Annette Stroyberg, December 7, 1936 - died December 12, 2005) was a Danish actress who was the second wife of the French film director Roger Vadim, with whom she had a daughter, Nathalie Vadim. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... Roger Vadim (born Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov, Paris, France, January 26, 1928; died February 11, 2000), was a journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte Bardots career in the film And God Created Woman. ... Carmilla is a novella by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. ... Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (August 28, 1814 – February 7, 1873) was an Irish writer of short stories and mystery novels. ... Styria (Steiermark in German, Štajerska in Slovenian) can refer to: Styria - a federal state of Austria Styria - an informal province in Slovenia Styria - a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire and crownland of Austria-Hungary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Trivia

• The next time Carmilla was adapted to film was almost exactly ten years later, The Vampire Lovers (1970).

The Vampire Lovers is a 1970 British Hammer Horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Peter Cushing, Polish actress Ingrid Pitt and Kate OMara. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

External Links

• Queer Horror Article on the film
• Online Review