The Living Dead Girl
Directed by Jean Rollin
After crooks spill toxic waste on a grave, a bloodthirsty female zombie arises and begins feasting on anyone who crosses her path. After a few gruesome slayings, the undead Catherine remembers her old life, and her best friend (and possible lover) Helene. Catherine tracks down Helene, who ruthlessly begins luring victims to her home in order to keep her dear friend alive. French horror auteur Jean Rollin’s most successful - and goriest - film is an emotionally wrenching masterpiece that brilliantly queers both the vampire and zombie subgenres.
After crooks spill toxic waste on a grave, a bloodthirsty female zombie arises.
Cast: Marina Pierro, Françoise Blanchard
Member Reviews
Maybe Rollin's best film. Simple, straight ahead and very sad.
it's good but slow I thought it was well done but just ok for me.
Super good movie, also super lesbian.
for a long time i thought jean rollin was a terrible filmaker because of requiem and frisson of the vampires, but this and fascination are actually quite haunting and intelligent. grapes of death im not finished with, but its been pretty good too. there is something strangely depressing about french horror though, that is less fun than American and Italian films with similar plots.
Smart and surprisingly restrained.