CARMILLA (2019)
25 YEARS BEFORE THE STORY OF DRACULA SPRANG TO SUPERNATURAL LIFE, THERE WAS AN ENCHANTING
YOUNG WOMAN WITH A TASTE FOR BLOOD...
BASED ON JOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU'S GOTHIC VAMPIRE NOVELLA COMES AN ATMOSPHERIC ADAPTATION
Label: Film Movement
Duration: 94 Minutes
Rating: Unrated
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Stereo
Director: Emily Harris
Cast: Cast: Tobias Menzies, Jessica Raine, Hannah Rae, Devrim Lignau
Nominated for Best Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, This
Taut, Acclaimed Drama from Director Emily Harris Includes a Behind-the-Scenes Featurette and the Bonus Short Film "Three Towers"
Synopsis:
Isolated from the outside world, fifteen-year-old Lara (Hannah Rae) lives in seclusion on a vast country estate with her father and strict governess Miss Fontaine (Jessica Raine). Late one evening, a mysterious carriage crash brings a young girl (Devrim Lignau) into their home to recuperate. Lara immediately becomes enchanted by this strange visitor who arouses her curiosity and awakens her burgeoning desires.
This atmospheric coming-of-age tale, also co-starring Tobias Menzies, is inspired by the 1872 Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, who crafted the story of CARMILLA, 25 years before Bram Stoker put the supernatural story of Count Dracula on the page.
Special Features:
- Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
- Bonus Short Film - Three Towers (Directed by Jonathan Bentovim and Emily Harris (12 minutes) - A couple's daily routine on their farm is shattered after a chance meeting with a Scottish tourist who tells them about two buildings that have just collapsed in New York.
