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Les Vampires [Serial]

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Les Vampires [Serial]
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7hrs 0min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1915
Director:
Louis Feuillade
Distributor:
Image Entertainment
Starring:
Jean Aymé, Marcel Lévesque, Musidora  ...more
Synopsis: Louis Feuillade's pioneering silent serial -- whose ten episodes weigh in at nearly eight hours -- concerns Guèrande (Edouard Mathé), a journalist who is trying to uncover the truth about a mysterious society of anarchist gangsters who call themselves Les Vampires. While they don't drink the blood of the living, Les Vampires are the uncrowned monarchs of the criminal underworld, and as Guèrande struggles to learn the full extent of their lawless activities and the true identity of leaders the Grand ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
A seminal mood piece, this ten-part, seven-hour serial took the relatively innocent Perils of Pauline-style film popularized by Hollywood and gave it a grim, dark twist. Though the title may seem strange -- the protagonists aren't literally vampires and the film is not an exercise in horror -- it actually fits writer/director Louis Feuillade's themes very well. The criminal underclass controlling the ... Full Review
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