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Vampire arranged marriage meets Quebecois chaos—think Twilight if Bella had actual personality and a passport.
TMDB
64
IMDb
66
Rotten Tomatoes
76
Audience Score
75
Google
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Karmina (1996)

campyrom-com with bitefrancophone chaos

Overview

ComedyHorrorRomance

Karmina, a young vampire, flees her Translylvanian castle where she must marry the horrible Vlad to please her father, the mean Baron, and her mother, the eccentric Baronness.

Flag of CACAFrench
Content warning
rebellion against traditionimmigrant displacementchosen family vs blood obligation

Standout Aspects

Acting

Isabelle Cyr's deadpan vampire princess kills every scene.

Costume

Baroness's goth excess meets Montreal thrift store realness.

Best for:Streaming: Late-night cult discovery you brag about knowing first.·Friends: Drinking game: sip every time someone says 'Transylvania' wrong.
G

Director

Gabriel Pelletier

ReleasedMay 26, 1996
Runtime1h 50m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Lux Films

Top Cast

Isabelle Cyr

Isabelle Cyr

Karmina

Robert Brouillette

Robert Brouillette

Philippe

Yves Pelletier

Yves Pelletier

Vlad

France Castel

France Castel

Esmeralda

Gildor Roy

Gildor Roy

Ghislain Chabot / Patrick

Raymond Cloutier

Raymond Cloutier

Baron

Sylvie Potvin

Sylvie Potvin

Baronne

Diane Lavallée

Diane Lavallée

Linda

Mario Saint-Amand

Mario Saint-Amand

Pierre Boutin

Pierre Chagnon

Pierre Chagnon

David

Alexis Martin

Alexis Martin

Monsieur Martel

Mireille Thibault

Mireille Thibault

Germaine

Jean-Guy Bouchard

Jean-Guy Bouchard

Policier #1

Guy-Daniel Tremblay

Guy-Daniel Tremblay

Policier #2

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Rare Quebecois genre film that exported vampire tropes through francophone cultural lens—Montreal's Little Italy stands in for Transylvanian exile.

Trivia

Director Gabriel Pelletier also co-wrote; the Baroness role was written specifically for France Castel after her cabaret career made her Quebec royalty.

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