The Grapes of Death
Directed by Jean Rollin6.148%
A city girl is traveling by train to live with her boyfriend on his vineyard. Unknown to her that workers on her boyfriend's farm has gotten sick due to pesticides. After her fellow commuter is killed by a man with ulcers on his face, she leaves the train by pulling the emergency break n flees to a village for help but gets shocked to find that the village people has turned into crazy lunatics.
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The Grapes of Death Ratings & Reviews
- eif999July 9, 2025I was blown away. Who knew a French zombie film would be so good? The bit with the blind woman and her full-time guide that loves her is a heartbreaking subplot. Love the nod to Night of the Living Dead and the smart, beautiful-horrible ending.
- Matthias_812April 2, 2025Better than The Crazies, townspeople have gone mad after some poisoned wine makes then kill their loved ones. The undead(?) aren't technically zombies yet they move and look like the sort. Faces are covered in pus filled sores oozing disgusting bodily fluids. Rollins isn't afraid of showing the gore. In fact there's one death scene that has shot up to one of my all time favorites- a man crucifies his wife's nude corpse on a door and then decapitates her and carries around her severed head. Absolutely brutal shit. As usual with his films they're stunning to look at. His style in how they're shot, framed, and production sets are incredible. Honestly gives me a light Ingmar Bergman vibe. Brigitte Lahaie moves stunningly onscreen in sheer white among ruined buildings with a guard dog on each side of her before stripping nude- it's a marvel of a picture to experience.
