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Listen. In a while I will return to the radiant darkness of death.

But first, I want to give you the means to save your lives...

and even a chance to save my soul.

Do you think it's a good place for a honeymoon?

It's a very beautiful castle, you'll see.

I really want to see my two cousins again.

I only saw them once or twice when I was a little girl,

and I have wonderful memories of it.

They're quite strange,

but children are always fascinated by anything unusual.

I'd like to go.

I just hope it doesn't delay our trip to Italy.

The castle is at the end of that lane,

but you will find it empty.

Empty?

They both died yesterday.

You will only be able to see their two servants.

Strange things have been happening here...

since they're not here to protect us.

But...

go up to the castle. Go on.

Isle,

do you know what I've just been told?

I hope you won't be too upset but...

- What is it? - Your cousins are dead.

- Dead? - Yes.

They've not long been buried.

That's strange.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

I can't believe it.

Antoine, let me sleep alone tonight, please.

My cousins deaths have really upset me.

Please understand, Antoine. Don't be angry with me.

Good night.

Good night.

Who are you?

I'm Isolde.

You are Isle.

I'm your friend.

I have some things to tell you, to explain to you, to show you.

This is where the living make a religion of respecting the dead.

This is where the dead make a religion of preserving their lives.

- Why, Master? - It has to be done.

The terrible curse which is ours must not be passed on.

Couldn't she live, Master?

She could, but only as the dead live.

She would have to share our eternity.

She should never have entered this sinister vault.

This is the price we pay for our safety.

Our evil should not be propagated.

We would be discovered.

Go and see if our guests are resting.

What will happen to you now, you are here alone?

Loneliness does not trouble us when we are near our masters.

What about now they've left?

They haven't left us. They haven't left anything or anyone.

The way you remember them is touching,

but the fact is, we will never see them again, so...

We will see them once their work is finished.

In the library.

What do you mean?

What library?

I really don't know what's going on.

This is the time of day they usually work.

They will come to see you when they are finished.

So, they're alive?

But we were told they were dead. Isle went to their tomb and now...

They could at least meet us.

What about Isabelle?

She thinks they're dead too.

That's what people in the village are saying.

You shouldn't pay attention to rumors.

Of course, it was them I saw last night.

- You saw them last night? - Don't you remember?

- I was asleep. - Listen.

You weren't in your room, so I went looking for you in the park.

I saw two men in a chapel.

The two servants were there.

Some sort of ceremony was being carried out. A human sacrifice.

The two men were covered in blood.

I was afraid for you. I hurried back, but you were sound asleep.

I thought I was hallucinating.

Now, if the lords are alive, I wonder...

I'm going to try to find them.

What happened? Where were you?

I went to look in the library.

- Are they the men you saw? - Yes. That's them.

So this is our dear cousin.

And our latest cousin.

Please excuse our late arrival.

Oh, but it's little Isle.

So different now.

And this must be Antoine.

My dear Antoine, what happened to you?

An unfortunate accident.

Old castles are dangerous.

Full of traps and mysteries. You have to be very careful.

Very careful.

We were surprised to hear of your deaths.

Your reappearance is even more surprising.

We never disappeared.

That's just a story, a joke.

Made up by the locals.

It's unbelievable. What kind of life do you lead?

These days everything is unbelievable, my friend.

We lead the life we have to live.

What about you, did you choose your life?

Yes.

In any case, mine doesn't seem so strange.

- Appearances are deceptive. - What do you do?

I am an electronics engineer.

Is it unbelievable to substitute an electronic brain for a man's?

It's more than unbelievable. It's dangerous.

We're alone at last.

Please, let me be alone again tonight.

We're alone.

Your cousins are weird. Don't take them seriously.

Please.

I've had enough of your cousins and their muttering.

Don't get upset. You just said not to take them seriously.

- They're intelligent. - Intelligent but crazy.

I'm not hanging around here.

It's Anubis, their dog.

He's calling me.

Who are you?

Why did you bring me here?

Did you send Anubis to me?

What do you know?

Miss, I know that Anubis used to bark under your window...

when your lovers wished to see you.

You hounded the two masters of the castle with your selfish love.

That will have to stop immediately.

The lords have been dead for several days,

and my love for them only troubles me now.

Turn around.

One moment. You are no longer welcome here.

You cannot deal with what I am or what they are now.

What's going on?

What's happened to you?

I loved you. Remember?

You were men when I loved you.

Look at you now.

Why do you obey this creature?

That was good.

You adopted the only behavior that was appropriate:

Silence.

She was the last connection with our former life.

We are now free. Free,

never to die again.

We are free never to live again.

You have forgotten something else about your past.

Isle.

You mean to say...

you're going to kill poor Isle too.

No.

I seduced her. It's taken care of.

Would it matter to you?

We have to turn her into one of our own race, your own race.

That's enough. Don't be insolent.

Her name is Isle.

She was predestined for it, just like you were.

I implore you, Isolde.

Don't rub salt into the wound.

I see.

You have not yet forgotten that not long ago you were vampire slayers.

Why aren't we the same as you?

You're a wandering vampire and we're bourgeois vampires, you say?

My parents were both vampires who were able to give me eternal life.

When I was born, the master of the world invested them as initiates.

In short, you killed Isabelle, who could have given us a child,

so we couldn't become initiates, making us your superiors.

- She'd never accept you like this. - What do you know?

Why didn't you try to seduce Isabelle like you did Isle?

You had made her a woman.

She was too set in her ways.

You gave her a joyous life in that village.

But I'll give you Isle to console you.

She is all ready.

You are just as desirable as Isabelle, Isolde.

And we are still masters of this faraway village.

We could both take you, just like we took Isabelle!

Stop! Stop it. I hate men. I hate them.

Stop! No! Stop it!

Who is going to wake him, and how?

He must wake up naturally.

We'll wake him gently. One of us will slip next to him.

He's had a long period of abstinence.

We need to awaken his desire so he'll open his eyes.

- You do it. - You do it.

- No, you. - No, you.

We'll both have to do it.

Where are they?

I'm going mad.

Isle!

Isle!

Isle.

I don't really know what I saw, or thought I saw,

but I know these people are dangerous.

We must leave straight away.

No, it's not possible. I feel weak. I need peace and rest.

You won't get any rest here.

I'll help you, I'll even carry you, but we must go.

You don't understand. I love my cousins. They're my only family.

I thought I'd lost them.

Your only family? What about me? I'm your husband.

Of course you are, Antoine, but it's not the same.

In any case, you aren't truly my husband yet.

Is that my fault?

Okay. If that's the way it is, I'll stay.

- Isle, what's the matter? - It's the window, the light.

What are you talking about?

The daylight hurts my eyes.

You're not awake yet. Let's go out. The fresh air will do you good.

You've changed since we've been here.

You seem distant.

Lost

- Isolde. - What did you say?

Isolde.

Isolde?

Isn't that the name of that woman who took you to that ceremony, isn't it?

So I wasn't dreaming.

Leave it! Leave it alone.

Isle?

What's happening? What's the matter?

- Are you ill? - No, it's nothing. I'm all right.

- The daylight hurts my eyes. - The daylight hurts your eyes?

Go and fetch my sunglasses from the car, please.

No, don't open it.

The daylight will kill me.

The blood that you spilled near me woke me before time.

If my eyes were to see the daylight it would kill me.

No, I'm too weary to walk.

You're wrong to be afraid of my cousins. They don't mean any harm.

I love them. I love all three of them.

- Quick, we must get out of here. - Why? What happened?

They are vampires, both of them. I saw them, they were drinking blood.

We must leave while we're still alive.

They are alive, and will be so eternally.

What? What are you saying?

Why are you dressed like that?

There is a wedding today.

The ceremony which will make me the same as Isolde...

and my two companions.

Isle, I don't recognize you.

Who is Isolde?

You will see her, anytime now.

It's time.

How will she appear?

From where will she arise?

This is Isolde.

She's my friend.

It's too late.

You seem anxious, Antoine.

Why is the table only set for one?

Isle fears the light. Can't she eat now?

- Food? - Food.

As you are aware, we need just a small diet, from time to time.

A little diet has never hurt any woman.

- As for her fear of daylight, well... - It's photophobia. It's quite common.

It's quite normal.

And it is recognized by psychiatrists.

All it takes is a slight imbalance.

- Slightly high blood pressure. - A little bit of tiredness.

Take me, for example. Often I...

Cut it short!

The slightest psychological disorder and photophobia occurs.

You needn't worry.

It's quite normal.

I'd say the fear of sunlight is just as normal as...

The fear of God.

- Sunlight, I say, is the beginning of lunar... - Wisdom.

The wisdom that was our ancestors,

great admirers of the night sky.

Direct ancestors of us and our cousin.

Direct ancestors.

Get rid of that crucifix!

Grab him!

Fetch the ropes!

I've got him.

Isle, you betrayed me. Isle!

They'll turn you into a monstrous vampire. It's inadmissible!

But everything is admissible. We are just as admissible as you.

Despite all the differences between us.

We understand that these differences might shock you at first.

If we're so different, why can't you leave us alone?

You've touched a sore point.

A sore point for Isle and me.

A sore point for us, believe me.

Don't think that we have always been this way.

I don't care what you were like!

Very well, but you are making a mistake.

- It will help you understand. - To understand us.

The initiation ceremony will take place tonight.

Isle,

our Isle,

will receive the final kiss, the final bite,

which will allow her to join us.

Those monsters terrorize you.

Open the gate. Let me out.

Take that crucifix away.

Let me out, I will die!

Let me out!

Let me out!

Let me out!

Let me out!

Help me!

Help me!

It will soon be light.

It's time to go back.

We're staying here.

Isle, maybe it's not too late. I can still save you.

Isle!

No!

Isle!

Come back!

Isle!

Isle, I love you! Isle!

Come back!

Come back, Isle! I love you!

Isle!

Isle!

No, Isle!

Isle!

I love you, Isle!