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Fascination (1979)

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Siskoid
Despite the nudity on the poster, I wasn't expecting Jean Rollin's Fascination to have this much erotica. It's in fact more erotica than it is horror, and one wonders why Brigitte Lahaie wasted her time getting dressed at all. The story: In the early 20th Century, a criminal runs into a chateau to hide from angry peasants, and right into the arms of two beauties who are members of a blood-drinking cult. It's an intriguing coven-adjacent take on vampirism, and when it's doing horror, it works well. I just resent at least SOME of the sexual interludes that go on too long and don't contribute much to the story. The thief is a right git, so we don't care what happens to him (or hope it's the worst), and the ladies seem to be vessels for whatever symbol the director wants to apply in this tract about the meaning of blood. Life/death. Lust/Love. The heart pumping as true feeling/biological symptom. Some nice shots in there, but it's hard to get a handle on any of the characters in this situation. 1 year 6 months ago
elcid
More an erotic film than an horror one (6/10). 3 years 1 month ago