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Carmilla

Carmilla

Destroyed by a kiss

20205.81h 34m

Overview

In 19th-century Styria, isolated teen Lara's quiet life is upended by the arrival of mysterious, beautiful Carmilla, a female vampire with whom she develops an intense, homoerotic bond. As Lara's life slowly drains, themes of forbidden desire, identity, and the supernatural are explored, culminating in Lara's discovery of Carmilla's vampiric nature and a confrontation with her ancient lineage.

Directed by Emily Harris
Written by Sheridan Le Fanu, Emily Harris
Produced by Emily Precious, Lizzie Brown
Box Office0Revenue: $17K

Top Cast

Hannah Rae

Hannah Rae

Lara

Devrim Lingnau

Devrim Lingnau

Carmilla

Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies

Doctor Renquist

Greg Wise

Greg Wise

Mr. Bauer

Jessica Raine

Jessica Raine

Miss Fontaine

Scott Silven

Scott Silven

Magician

Sutara Gayle

Sutara Gayle

Margaret

Daniel Tuite

Daniel Tuite

Paul the Stableman

Colin Blumenau

Colin Blumenau

Old Man

J

Joseph Baxter

Messenger

Themes & Keywords

vampirebisexualitycoming of agedead mothergothic horrorlgbtleft handednesswoman directorself-harmlesbian

About Carmilla

Carmilla is a romance, fantasy, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of vampire, bisexuality, coming of age, dead mother, gothic horror, lgbt. Directed by Emily Harris, it stars Hannah Rae, Devrim Lingnau, Tobias Menzies. In 19th-century Styria, isolated teen Lara's quiet life is upended by the arrival of mysterious, beautiful Carmilla, a female vampire with whom she develops an intense, homoerotic bond. As Lara's life slowly drains, themes of forbidden desire, identity, and the supernatural are explored, culminating in Lara's discovery of Carmilla's vampiric nature and a confrontation with her ancient lineage.

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