VAMPYROS LESBOS (1970)
JESUS FRANCO
Plot
Jess Franco's Vampyros Lesbos is a psychotropic, sexadelic celebration of softcore lesbianism and vampire lore. The sexy Linda Westinghouse (Ewa Strömberg) is lured into the film's erotic world of vampirism by the even-sexier Countess Nadine Carody (Franco fave Soledad Miranda, who was killed shortly after the film finished shooting) whose minimalist seaside abode is the perfect compliment for the film's erotic stripteases. Unlike some of Franco's more rushed productions, Lesbos is effortlessly dreamlike and his attention for color and overwrought metaphors (here, kites and scorpions figure prominently) adds to the film's sinewy allure. If anything, check it out for the film's legendary retro soundtrack.