Carmilla: The Petrified Heart (1988)
On a night with a full moon and a storm, Laure, still a child, is awakened by the tears of a young woman who has entered her room. At first intrigued, the child approaches the stranger then snuggles into her arms. Suddenly, a scream tears through the night. The housekeeper rushes into Laure's room, collapsed. The strange creature has fainted while drops of blood flow down the child's neck... The years have passed. One autumn evening, a group of travelers whose sedan was in an accident entrusted to the baron, Laure's father, a strangely beautiful young girl. Her name is Carmilla...
Director: Paul Planchon
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Aurelle Doazan as Laure |
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Emmanuelle Meyssignac as Carmilla |
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Marc Michel as Le baron |
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Yvette Stahl as Miss Rayton |
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Paulette Schlegel as MMe Perotton |
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Roland Kieffer as Gaspard |
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André Pomarat as Le général Straton |
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Dinah Faust as La dame d'Oltraméra |
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Roland Brodbeck as Le médecin |
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Michel Martine as Le bourgmestre |
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Huguette Dreikaus as La servante |
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Christina Coutin as Laure - enfant |
| Directing | Paul Planchon | Director |
| Writing | Paul Planchon | Writer |
| Writing | Sheridan Le Fanu | Story |
| Sound | Jonathan Liebling | Foley Artist |