Les deux orphelines vampires
Henriette [Issabelle Teboul] and Louise Alexandra Pic] are blind orphans. They live at The Glycines
Orphanage where they are among Sister Martha's [Natalie Perrey] favorites. She calls them
her "angels", but angels they are not. In fact, they're vampires. They are
blinded by daylight, but when the sun goes down, they see perfectly,
albeit in blue [shot through blue filters]. During the night, while
everyone sleeps, they slip out of the orphanage and go to their "true
home"--the cemetery--looking for blood. At times, they sit amongst the
graves and talk about their travels, the interesting creatures they have
met (like the she-wolf and the ghoul), their previous lives, and where
they might have come from. They have reincarnated so many times that the
memories are dim. They like to think of themselves as blood-drinking
goddesses for whom the Aztecs performed human sacrifices.When Sister Martha's dream--that Henriette and Louise would be
adopted by the famous opthalmologist, Dr Dennery [Bernard Charnacé]--comes true, they go to
live with their new father in his big house in Paris. Everyone thinks the
blind girls are so sweet and pure, but when the night comes and their
vision returns, they continue to slip out to find victims and play in the
little cemetery near their house. Then one afternoon, Dr Dennery announces
that he must attend a conference and will be gone overnight. He makes them
promise that they won't leave the house but, as soon as he is gone, they
head for the Metro and go to visit a BIG cemetery [looks like Montmartre
cemetery to me]. When evening comes on and their sight returns, they hop
and skip around. Unfortunately, they are seen by an elderly couple who had
seen them earlier as they made their way around with canes. "They're
creatures from hell!" exclaims the woman, and the man runs after them with
a stick but they elude him. A bit later, the man sees them drinking blood
from a young girl's neck and chases them again. They hide in a crypt where
they meet a bat woman who gives them refuge for the night in her own
coffin.The next morning, Henriette and Louise return home. On the way, they
feel thirsty so they slake their thirst on each other. Then they stop at a
liquor store to buy some brandy to clean their necks. By the time they get
home, they're both roaring drunk, so drunk they don't make it into the
house before the doctor returns. After parking his car, he finds the empty
liquor bottle, sees movement in the bushes, and fires off a gunshot,
hitting Louise. While the doctor searches the grounds, Henriette gets
Louise upstairs and under the bedcovers. After the doctor has checked on
them and gone to bed himself, Henriette tells Louise a story about Aztec
sacrifices while Louise drinks some of Henriette's blood to strengthen her.The girls begin to fear that the doctor will kill them if he finds
out the truth. So, they plot to kill him first, but they can't come up
with a good plan. Just as they are reading a book about crimes, the doctor
walks in. They make up a story about how their vision has started to
return and how they were waiting to tell him about it on his birthday next
weekend. He wants to examine their eyes, but first he's going to make some
breakfast. While they eat, Henriette goes to the cupboard, takes out a
knife, and stabs the doctor in the back. When he is dead, they gather
their things, set the house on fire, and leave.But where to go? Back to the orphanage, of course. They slip into
their old room and put on nightclothes. After Sister Martha has made her
rounds, they enter the room of poor, sick Virginia. They decide not to
drink the blood of a sick girl and, instead, sneak outside to join two
other girls who have snuck out to smoke a cigarette. When Sister Martha
finds the canes of her two "angels" in their old bedroom and smells
cigarettes, she goes to investigate and finds Henriette and Louise, their
mouths all bloodied, and the two other orphans with bites on their necks.Henriette and Louise run from the orphanage and hide in a barn. When
Nicole comes to milk the cows, they befriend her, tell her who they really
are, and bemoan the fact that people will be after them. They must return
to their cemetery. Nicole says that she knows a shortcut and will guide
them there as it is almost daylight. Unfortunately, they are seen by the
old man and woman from the big cemetery. The old man recognizes them,
grabs his gun, and shoots Henriette. Henriette is dying. She asks Louise
to find a hole to hide in. They wade out into a marsh. Henriette slips
under the water first, followed by Louise. [Original Synopsis by bj_kuehl.]
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