Vampyros Lesbos  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 23:15, 12 May 2012
Jahsonic (Talk | contribs)

← Previous diff
Revision as of 14:02, 8 July 2019
Jahsonic (Talk | contribs)

Next diff →
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Template}} {{Template}}
-'''''Vampyros Lesbos''''' is a [[1971]] film directed by [[Jesus Franco]]. It is an [[erotic horror]] tale inspired by [[Bram Stoker]]'s novel [[Dracula]]. The main character, Linda Westinghouse (played by [[Ewa Strömberg]]), is a young lawyer who travels on a job assignment to an island where she meets the mysterious young and beautiful [[countess]] Carody ([[Soledad Miranda]]). 
-The film is considered by many to be one of Franco's best and a cult classic of European [[Exploitation film]]. +'''''Vampyros Lesbos''''' ({{lang-es|link=no|'''Las Vampiras'''}}) is a 1971 West German-Spanish [[erotic film|erotic]] [[horror film]] directed and co-written by [[Jesús Franco]]. The film stars [[Ewa Strömberg]] as Linda Westinghouse, an American who works in a Turkish legal firm. Westinghouse has a series of erotic dreams that involve a mysterious [[vampire]] woman who seduces her before feeding on her blood. When she travels to an island to settle an inheritance, Linda recognizes a woman as the vampire from her dreams.
-== Film score ==+
-The film's score, composed by Manfred Hübler and [[Siegfried Schwab]] (a.k.a. The Vampires' Sound Incorporation), gained a cult following when it was rereleased. The score of the heavily cut Spanish version (entitled '''''Las Vampiras''''') was composed by Franco under the name '''David Khune'''.+
-La BO du film de Siegfried Schwab et de Manfred Hubler, intitulée ''Vampyros Lesbos, Sexadelic Dance Party'' est actuellement disponible en CD. Un CD hommage baptisé "the spirit of vampyros lesbos" composé de reprises électro de la BO est également sorti dans les '90.+The film was shot in 1970 in Turkey. It was a popular success in theaters in Europe on its release and was the first film to have a more psychedelic score for a Franco film and the first to have a [[lesbian]] theme as a prominent feature of the film. The film's score became popular in the mid-1990s when it was included on the compilation ''[[Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party]]'', an album that became a top ten hit on the British Alternative charts.
-La musique utilisée n'a pas été composée originellement pour le film. Il s'agit de morceaux tirés de deux disques d'illustration sonore, appelés : "sexedelic" et "psychedelic dance party", composés en 1969 par Siegfried Schwab et Manfred Hubler, sous le nom du groupe fictif : "The Vampires' Sound Incorporation".+
-Ces deux albums originaux, extrêmement rares, ont été édités uniquement en Allemagne, en 1970 par le label "Metronome" (référence catalogue n° MLP15408 ) pour "sexedelic", et en 1969 sur le label "Mercury - international" (référence catalogue n° MPY 134615 )pour "psychedelic dance party".+The film is considered by many to be one of Franco's best and a cult classic of [[European exploitation film]].
 +==Soundtrack==
-Le morceau "[[the lions and the cucumber]]" a aussi été utilisé pour le film "[[Jackie Brown]]", de Quentin Tarantino.+The soundtrack to ''Vampyros Lesbos'' was released as ''Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party'' on [[compact disc]] in 1995 by [[Motel Records]]. The music on the album is compiled from the albums ''Psychedelic Dance Party'' and ''Sexadelic'' and consists of film music of three Franco films: ''[[Vampyros Lesbos]]'', ''[[She Killed in Ecstasy]]'' and ''[[The Devil Came from Akasava]]''. The album was released during a period where there was a resurgence of interest in [[Space age pop]] music, a style focused on easy listening music from the 1950s and 1960s. The track "[[The Lions and the Cucumber]]" from the album was later used again on the [[Jackie Brown: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture|soundtrack of ''Jackie Brown'']] by American director [[Quentin Tarantino]]. The album is dedicated to actress [[Soledad Miranda]].
 + 
 +The soundtrack was a top 10 hit on the British Alternative charts on its release over 20 years after the film was released. On September 29, 1997, a [[remix album]] titled ''The Spirit of Vampyros Lesbos'' was released. The album was a collection of remixes from various electronic artists including [[Two Lone Swordsmen]], [[Cristian Vogel]] and [[Alec Empire]] who released their own mixes of the film's soundtrack.
 + 
 +[[Allmusic]] gave the album a negative of three stars out of five referring to the album's music as "excruciating" as well noting that a track on the album is "built on a shameless ripoff of the "[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction|Satisfaction]]" guitar riff". ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album a B+ rating, opining that it was "not for cheese lovers only."
 + 
 + 
 +===Track listing===
 +All tracks written by [[Manfred Hübler]] and [[Siegfried Schwab]].
 + 
 +No. Title Length
 +1. "Droge CX 9" 5:11
 +2. "The Lions and the Cucumber" 5:10
 +3. "There's No Satisfaction" 3:10
 +4. "Dedicated to Love" 2:32
 +5. "People's Playground Version A" 0:50
 +6. "We Don't Care" 5:20
 +7. "People's Playground Version B" 1:17
 +8. "The Ballad of a Fair Singer" 4:35
 +9. "Necronomania" 2:09
 +10. "Kama Sutra" 4:03
 +11. "The Message" 3:21
 +12. "Shindai Lovers" 4:21
 +13. "The Six Wisdoms of Aspasia" 4:20
 +14. "Countdown to Nowhere" 2:27
{{GFDL}} {{GFDL}}

Revision as of 14:02, 8 July 2019

Related e

Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Shop


Featured:

Vampyros Lesbos (Template:Lang-es) is a 1971 West German-Spanish erotic horror film directed and co-written by Jesús Franco. The film stars Ewa Strömberg as Linda Westinghouse, an American who works in a Turkish legal firm. Westinghouse has a series of erotic dreams that involve a mysterious vampire woman who seduces her before feeding on her blood. When she travels to an island to settle an inheritance, Linda recognizes a woman as the vampire from her dreams.

The film was shot in 1970 in Turkey. It was a popular success in theaters in Europe on its release and was the first film to have a more psychedelic score for a Franco film and the first to have a lesbian theme as a prominent feature of the film. The film's score became popular in the mid-1990s when it was included on the compilation Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party, an album that became a top ten hit on the British Alternative charts.

The film is considered by many to be one of Franco's best and a cult classic of European exploitation film.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to Vampyros Lesbos was released as Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party on compact disc in 1995 by Motel Records. The music on the album is compiled from the albums Psychedelic Dance Party and Sexadelic and consists of film music of three Franco films: Vampyros Lesbos, She Killed in Ecstasy and The Devil Came from Akasava. The album was released during a period where there was a resurgence of interest in Space age pop music, a style focused on easy listening music from the 1950s and 1960s. The track "The Lions and the Cucumber" from the album was later used again on the soundtrack of Jackie Brown by American director Quentin Tarantino. The album is dedicated to actress Soledad Miranda.

The soundtrack was a top 10 hit on the British Alternative charts on its release over 20 years after the film was released. On September 29, 1997, a remix album titled The Spirit of Vampyros Lesbos was released. The album was a collection of remixes from various electronic artists including Two Lone Swordsmen, Cristian Vogel and Alec Empire who released their own mixes of the film's soundtrack.

Allmusic gave the album a negative of three stars out of five referring to the album's music as "excruciating" as well noting that a track on the album is "built on a shameless ripoff of the "Satisfaction" guitar riff". Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ rating, opining that it was "not for cheese lovers only."


Track listing

All tracks written by Manfred Hübler and Siegfried Schwab.

No. Title Length 1. "Droge CX 9" 5:11 2. "The Lions and the Cucumber" 5:10 3. "There's No Satisfaction" 3:10 4. "Dedicated to Love" 2:32 5. "People's Playground Version A" 0:50 6. "We Don't Care" 5:20 7. "People's Playground Version B" 1:17 8. "The Ballad of a Fair Singer" 4:35 9. "Necronomania" 2:09 10. "Kama Sutra" 4:03 11. "The Message" 3:21 12. "Shindai Lovers" 4:21 13. "The Six Wisdoms of Aspasia" 4:20 14. "Countdown to Nowhere" 2:27




Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Vampyros Lesbos" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.

Personal tools