Slanted Lens — Daughters of Darkness

Slanted Lens is a queer film series dedicated to showcasing avant-garde and cult classic works of filmmakers from the past and present. From the cinema of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Chantal Akerman, and Kenneth Anger to emerging underground filmmakers from around the world, queer film emerged from the fringes of society. Slanted Lens celebrates queer culture and art from these margins. The Series is programmed and hosted by San Francisco filmmaker and film series producer Val Castro, who studied at The San Francisco Art Institute under the legendary underground queer filmmaker and artist Mike Kuchar.   

If Rainer Werner Fassbiner had made a lesbian vampire movie he would have made this — Known for her iconic work playing the titular role in Chantel Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), Delphine Seyrig stars in this 1971 queer erotic horror thriller as the beautiful red-lipped Countess of Bathory. Newlyweds stop at a posh French hotel on their way to England. There they encounter the striking Countess of Bathory and her equally gorgeous and mysterious female assistant.