Fascination (1979): Cast & Plot
Fascination is a 1979 horror film directed by Jean Rollin, starring Jean-Marie Lemaire as Marc, Franca Maï and Brigitte Lahaie. It runs 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 20m (80 min)
- Director
- Jean Rollin
- Genre
- Horror
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Films A.B.C.
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Fascination About?
The premise of Fascination without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Now tell me the truth—who’s coming here tonight? Death. A fugitive criminal forces his way into an isolated chateau, holding the two terrified chambermaids hostage. When night deepens, a cadre of enigmatic aristocratic women appears, and the intruder soon discovers they conceal a dark, sinister secret.
Fascination Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- nudity
- female frontal nudity
- female full frontal nudity
- female nudity
- lesbian sex
- vampire
- murdered during sex
- sex scene
- female topless nudity
- female rear nudity
- anemia
- gramophone
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- eaten alive
- murder
- lens flare
- cunnilingus
- slaughterhouse
- softcore
- blood
- woman murders a man
- murderess
- sex by a fireplace
- sex in a barn
- undressing
- woman murders a man during sex
- castle
- aristocrat
- freeze frame
- shot in the back
- shot to death
- shot in the chest
- death
- femme fatale
- stabbed to death
- stabbed in the chest
- shootout
- gun in mouth
- knife
- fireplace
- male rear nudity
- scythe
- seduction
- carrying a dead woman
- murder of a nude man
- woman murders a woman
- giallo
- french giallo
- chambermaid
- sex horror
- character repeats someone else's dialogue
Fascination Cast & Characters
Jean-Marie Lemaire leads the cast as Marc, with Franca Maï as Elisabeth and Brigitte Lahaie as Eva. Directed by Jean Rollin; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jean Rollin
- Jean-Marie Lemaire as Marc
- Franca Maï as Elisabeth
- Brigitte Lahaie as Eva
- Muriel Montossé as Anita
Also Starring in Fascination
· 8 more- Fanny Magier Hélène
- Sophie Noël Sylvie
- Cyril Val Un Apache
- Evelyne Thomas Dominique
- Joe de Palmer Un Apache
- Myriam Watteau Un Apache
- Agnès Bert
- Jacques Sansoul
More from Jean Rollin
More films directed by Jean Rollin: The Mask of Medusa, The Night of the Clocks, Dracula’s Fiancée and Two Orphan Vampires.
Fascination Plot Summary
What happens in Fascination from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In April 1905, a group of fashionable Parisian women arrive at an abattoir to drink the blood of an ox as a way to cure anemia, and find the result successful.
Meanwhile, after a successful robbery, Marc, the young leader of a gang of thieves, betrays his four accomplices as he plans to escape to London with the gold coins they have stolen. Chased by his former accomplices, he flees to the countryside and takes refuge in an isolated château inhabited only by two bisexual chambermaids, Elisabeth and Eva, who are awaiting the arrival of the Marchioness and her servants. The women, who appear to be in a romantic relationship, are amused by Marc’s presence and assure him they will not turn him in to the police.
Full summary
The whole story of Fascination, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Fascination?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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In which year does the opening scene of the film take place, when the Parisian women drink ox blood?
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Fascination FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Fascination, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Fascination?
Fascination runs 1 hour 20 minutes (80 minutes).
When was Fascination released?
Fascination was released on November 1, 1979.
Who directed Fascination?
Fascination was directed by Jean Rollin.
More films by Jean Rollin Who is in the cast of Fascination?
Fascination stars Jean-Marie Lemaire as Marc, Franca Maï as Elisabeth and Brigitte Lahaie as Eva, among 12 credited actors.
Does Fascination have a post-credit scene?
No. Fascination has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Fascination in?
The original language of Fascination is French.
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