Brigitte Lahaie Movies

Jean Rollin, the French master of erotic horror, directed this gothic thriller. A professor (Jacques Regis) who is studying vampires has set out to find the remains of Count Dracula (Thomas Desfosse), but as he and his assistant travel deeper into the land of the undead, they are confronted by a bizarre variety of vampires, werewolves, ogres, and wizards. Eventually, the professor is confronted by Isabelle (Cyrille Iste), a woman of great supernatural powers who holds his fate in her hands. La Fiancee de Dracula also features Brigitte Lahaie, Sandrine Thoquet, and Magalie Aguado. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

The demented Dr. Flamand (Helmut Berger) and his beautiful but deadly assistant Nathalie (Brigitte Lahaie) lure unsuspecting victims in this horror feature. The doctor uses the young skins of his victims to perform plastic surgery on his disfigured sister. Telly Savalas is Hallen, the New York businessman who hires private detective Sam Morgan (Chris Mitchum) to find his missing fashion model daughter Barbara (Caroline Munro). A sadistic Nazi doctor (Anton Diffring) and a chainsaw/power tool psychosexual tormentor are called in by the devious Dr. Flamand to join in the fun. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Johnny Monroe may be small in stature, but size is no measure of a person's capacity to enjoy life. In this touching buddy-picture, Monroe, a little person, befriends a young mute man after the lad saves him from a beating by some toughs. Johnny is actively involved in the criminal world but is very much of an outsider, confined to petty violations of the law. Johnny treats Ben, who lost his voice in a boyhood accident, to a view of life in a very different world than he has known, giving him his first encounter with a prostitute, the experience of a first (small) theft, and an elegant dinner at a very fancy restaurant. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Softcore actress Brigitte Lahaie stars as a police detective who throws out the rule book in this undistinguished, low-budget crime thriller. After the femme inspector's younger sister was ruthlessly murdered by kidnappers, the inspector goes after the low-life woman behind the killing. Her task is not easy since the target in her sights is smart enough to keep sufficient protection around her. The inspector's prey fully intends to stave-off unwanted attempts on her life. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

In this thriller, a private detective disregards the many warnings he has been given and continues searching for a missing blind girl. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

This offbeat mixture of eroticism and dystopian science fiction was directed by French cult figure Jean Rollin. While driving along a lonely road in the middle of the night, a man (Vincent Gardnere) sees Elizabeth (Brigette Lahaie), a beautiful woman, wandering by the side of the road, obviously disoriented and wearing only a flimsy white nightgown. Another woman, Veronique (Dominique Journet), equally dazed and entirely nude, looks on. When Elizabeth collapses, the man takes her back to his home, where she confesses that she has amnesia and isn't sure what's happening to her. The two feel drawn to each other and spend the night making love, but the man's home is invaded, and Elizabeth is taken away. Trying to find her, he discovers that Elizabeth and Veronique have been taken back to a mysterious asylum from which they escaped, where a variety of surreal and sexually-oriented tortures await them. Shot on a low budget in a mere two weeks, La Nuit des Traquees was heavily cut in most of its video releases prior to its appearance on DVD; it was released in English-speaking countries as The Night of the Hunted. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

This erotic horror film from controversial cult director Jean Rollin is among his best. Set in 1916, it tells the story of a thief who seeks refuge in a castle owned by two women, Eva (Brigitte Lahaie) and Elizabeth (Franca Mai). The women are seductive and teasing, but turn out to be part of a vampiric cult of blood-drinking aristocrats. The film's most striking sequence has Eva slashing her way through a group of armed peasants with a large scythe. Filled with Rollin's typically heady mix of sex, violence, and hallucinatory visuals, Fascination may be the most accessible introduction to his unique body of work. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi