A Virgin Among the Living Dead is a 1973 European erotic horror film directed by Jesús Franco. Franco shot the film in 1971, but it was only released in 1973 after some additional erotic footage was added to the film without Franco's involvement. It was later re-cut with some extra zombie footage and redistributed to theaters again in 1981 as a zombie film. It has since been restored on DVD to Franco's original director's cut.

A beautiful young woman named Christina arrives in Europe to visit her estranged relatives in a small castle for the reading of her dead father's will. She eventually discovers that they are all undead, and they fear that when she inherits her father's mansion, she will ask them all to leave. But Christina is lonely and tells her Uncle Howard that she wants them all to remain there and live with her. She learns that a spirit called the Queen of the Night has claimed her father's eternal soul because he committed suicide by hanging himself. Christina winds up becoming one of the living dead herself, and at the end of the film, she and the rest of the family all solemnly march off into a swamp on the estate's grounds, accompanied by the Queen of the Night.

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Redemption celebrates the life and career of Jess Franco (1930- 2013) with a deluxe edition of his mystifying erotic thriller: A VIRGIN AMONG THE LIVING DEAD (Une vierge chez les morts vivant). Christina von Blanc stars as a woman who journeys to her ancestral home and finds herself surrounded by the spirits of her eccentric family-who may or may not be alive.

This disc includes two complete versions of the film: Franco's original cut (CHRISTINA, PRINCESS OF EROTICISM) and the re-release version (A VIRGIN AMONG THE LIVING DEAD), which was expanded to incorporate zombie scenes directed by French horror auteur Jean Rollin (The Living Dead Girl). Also included is the softcore footage shot to create a third version of the film.

Special Features

• Jess Franco's original cut: Christina, Princess of Eroticism (79 min.), mastered in HD from the original 35mm negative

• Audio commentary by Tim Lucas, critic and co-editor of Video Watchdog

• The complete alternate cut:

A Virgin Among the Living Dead (90 min.), featuring zombie footage directed by Jean Rollin

• French with optional English subtitles

• • English dubbed

mastered in HD from the original

35mm negative

• Audio commentary by Tim Lucas, critic and co-editor of Video Watchdog

• The complete alternate cut:

A Virgin Among the Living Dead (90 min.), featuring zombie footage directed by Jean Rollin

• French with optional English subtitles

• English dubbed

• Alternate erotic footage (5 min.)

featuring Alice Arno

• "Mysterious Dreams," a 16-minute interview with Jess Franco, directed by David Gregory, produced by Elijah Drenner

• "The Three Faces of Christina," a 12-minute documentary by Daniel Gouyette on the various versions of the film

• "Jess! What Are You Doing Now?" an 8-minute homage to Jess Franco by Daniel Gouyette, featuring interviews with Franco's friends and collaborators

. Photo gallery

. Theatrical trailers