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Les Vampires (1915)

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Movie Info

Unrated, 6 hr. 39 min.

Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Louis Feuillade

Written By: Louis Feuillade

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1915 Wide

On DVD: May 16, 2000

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Critic Reviews for Les Vampires

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (0) | DVD (3)

Louis Feuillade's extraordinary ten-part silent serial of 1916, running just under eight hours, is one of the supreme delights of film.

October 16, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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A cracking good story...in those wonderful moments where Musidora's kohl-marked face stares right out of the screen and into your soul, it's terribly perfect.

July 22, 2008 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

The elaborate production, written and directed by Louis Feuillade, is an epic modern crime thriller, the precursor to many of today's multi-million dollar action films.

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Douglas Pratt

DVDLaser

[Director Louis Feuillade] masterfully builds suspense over the film's massive, nearly 7-hour running time.

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

It's possible to overstate the extent to which all this is a bunch of fun: if shown, as it often is, in one great unnatural marathon, it can be sheer torture.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

Classic Crime serial, with superb storytelling.

January 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

One of the great masterpieces of the cinema.

July 25, 2004 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies Source: Goatdog's Movies

...this magical mystery tour through a deadly Parisian landscape is, like A Trip to the Moon, a towering and radical work of narrative fiction.

May 9, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

A seminal mood piece

April 12, 2002 Full Review Source: All Movie Guide

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Dan Jardine

All Movie Guide

Blows almost any modern action film out of the water.

March 5, 2002 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

Les Vampires is one of France's great classic contributions to the world of popular cinema...

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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this isn't a horror movie; it's a crime thriller. produced by gaumont to compete with the popular perils of pauline serial, it's divided into 10 parts, average 30-45 minutes. these were shown in theaters before the main feature. the story follows reporter philippe gu�rande's investigation of the mysterious exploits

May 21, 2008

Stella Dallas

Super Reviewer

Holy crap. That was an excruciating 6 hours. Les Vampires is another excellent example of early groundbreaking technical creations (Like Birth of the Nation or The Jazz Singer) back when the art form of cinema was still developing. That alone does not a good film make. At an exhausting length I cannot see an

July 18, 2011