Two actresses become the vampire and victim they're playing—who's seducing who now?
Sheridan Le Fanu's classic story, Carmilla, is contrasted with Veronica and Amélia's, two rising actresses. Their relationship, which floats between hate, desire and passion, gets more intense when both get chosen to play opposites in the theatrical adaptation of Fanu's tale.
Acting
Borges and Gaudêncio weaponize ambiguity—every look demands interpretation
Direction
Loures and Carvalho compress an entire romance into theatrical rehearsal space
Costume
Period vampire garb bleeding into modern rehearsal clothes—perfect visual metaphor
Director
Mia Loures
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Le Fanu's 1872 novella predates Dracula by 25 years and remains foundational sapphic Gothic literature—this adaptation knows exactly what heritage it's claiming.
The 11-minute runtime mirrors theatrical rehearsal structure: compressed, intense, artificially bounded intimacy that feels endless to participants.
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