{"id":34668,"date":"2015-09-25T09:17:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T16:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34668"},"modified":"2020-11-29T20:19:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T03:19:00","slug":"blood-and-roses-1960","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34668","title":{"rendered":"Blood and Roses (1960)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The Karnsteins are not a naturally happy family.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Poster.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring a masquerade ball celebrating the upcoming wedding of her cousin (Mel Ferrer) and his fiancee (Elsa Martinelli), a young woman dressed in the clothing of her vampire-ancestor emerges from a fireworks display believing she has been possessed.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Jealousy<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Roger Vadim Films<\/li>\n<li>Vampires<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nLoosely based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carmilla\">1872 novella <em>Carmilla<\/em> by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu<\/a>, Roger Vadim&#8217;s softcore vampire flick with lesbian overtones bears inevitable resemblance to Roy Ward Baker&#8217;s later cult adaptation for Hammer Films, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=139\"><em>The Vampire Lovers<\/em> (1970)<\/a>. While the visuals in Vadim&#8217;s film are impressive (and deserve a digitalized upgrade), the storyline itself is overly simplistic: because we can predict from the beginning what will occur, there&#8217;s little narrative tension throughout. Instead, we simply wonder how long this trio of lovers-plus-hanger-on will maintain its tenuous status quo (not for long, it turns out). Ultimately, <em>Blood and Roses<\/em> will be of most interest &#8212; naturally &#8212; to fans of vampire flicks, as well as those curious to see Roger Vadim&#8217;s early work before his campy space opera <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32960\"><em>Barbarella<\/em> (1968)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>The dialogue about a swordfish and a sardine provides an unexpectedly silly interlude of bawdy humor. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Claude Renoir&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Cinematography2-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Cinematography2-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Cinematography-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Cinematography-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some memorable imagery<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Imagery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Imagery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Imagery.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Imagery-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Roses-Imagery-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Sand-Imagery2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Sand-Imagery2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Sand-Imagery2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Sand-Imagery2-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Blood-and-Sand-Imagery2-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joan Prodromides&#8217; haunting score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look for its cult status. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053802\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1961\/10\/12\/archives\/blood-and-roses.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/blood&#038;roses-etmourirdeplasir.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Karnsteins are not a naturally happy family.&#8221; Synopsis: During a masquerade ball celebrating the upcoming wedding of her cousin (Mel Ferrer) and his fiancee (Elsa Martinelli), a young woman dressed in the clothing of her vampire-ancestor emerges from a fireworks display believing she has been possessed. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Flashback Films Jealousy Love Triangle Roger Vadim Films Vampires Review: Loosely based on the 1872 novella Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu, Roger Vadim&#8217;s softcore vampire flick with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34668\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34668"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55741,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34668\/revisions\/55741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}