Daughters of Darkness

i've finally cracked it: this is a film that operates much more on sadism than vampirism. stefan is a sadist who is using the naive country girl valerie to break away from his long sadomasochistic relationship with "mother" (in which he has perhaps played the masochistic role in exchange for financial compensation). when countess bathory's own ilona approaches him, stefan, with his searing eyes, immediately sees through her masochistic nature and takes charge. countess bathory coerces valerie into rejecting her newly-wed husband with the language of feminism but is planning to use and abuse... read more