On November 27th, 2022, the 8,000th article was added to the SuccuWiki!
La Peau Blanche
For other uses of the word Succubus, or movies involving Succubi, see Succubus (disambiguation).
La Peau blanche (English title: White Skin) is a 2004 Canadian horror film directed by Daniel Roby. In this film are characters that are defined as being Succubi. However, they are not in the traditional sense such creatures. In this film, they are referred to as Succubes, a french translation of the word Succubus. The Succubi in this film do not act in the traditional manner expected of them. It would appear that there is confusion over the concept of a succubus, which is basically a female demon that drains energy from men through sexual intercourse. This film makes them cannibalistic in nature, and so they instead actually consume their prey physically rather than draining them of their energy or souls as is the norm.
Overview
- Release Date: 17 September 2004
- MPAA Rating: Rated R for perverse violence and sexuality/nudity, and for some language.
- Runtime: 92 Minutes
- Director: Daniel Roby
- Writer: Joël Champetier and Daniel Roby
- Studio: Zone Films
- Genre: Fantasy, Horror
- Tag Line: Don't run...She will find you.
Cast
- Marc Paquet as Thierry Richard
- Marianne Therien as Claire Lefrançois
- Frédéric Pierre as Henri Dieudonné
- Jessica Malka as Marquise Lefrançois
Plot Summary
One evening, roommates Thierry and Henri decide to hire two prostitutes. But the evening turns bad when one of them, a pretty redhead, attacks Henri in the neck with a knife. A few months later, Thierry feels strangely attracted to another red-headed young woman, a music student named Claire. They fall in love, despite Claire's wild temperament and secretive ways. When Claire is hospitalised due to an illness, Thierry meets her family. It turns out that Claire's sister is the one who attacked Henri, and the family of redheads with pale skin has even more troubling secrets...
Critical Review
The following review is taken from the iMDB link in the external links below
Awards
Daniel Roby won the 2004 Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time film director in Canada.