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Even Ben Cross and gratuitous nudity couldn't save this
Bloodsong (David Tausik, 1995)

According to IMDB, this was actually a TV movie. It must have been a TV movie somewhere other than the US, because I guarantee you'd never get THIS one by the network censors.

Gabrielle Apollinaire (Jennifer Burns) is the last heir to a French dynasty, replete with skeletons in the closet-- specifically, an uncle who was a well-known composer (Lev Prigunov, last seen as the Russian general in The Saint), drawn and quartered a century before for penning a symphony in honor of Satan. Of course, the Baron did a little sleight-of-hand just before dying and the unfinished symphony survived, Gabrielle discovers it, and hires an itinerant composer (Ben Cross) to finish it.

Aside from the amusement of all these supposedly French folk talking in Russian accents (the film was seemingly made somewhere in Eastern Europe), the thing is deplorably acted, with even Ben Cross turning in a subpar performance. Only worth watching for its prurient value (Jennifer Burns has played almost exclusively roles in kids' TV series, and one wouldn't expect to find her as unclothed there as she is here), and after a while even that gets rather annoying. The only thing I'm confused about is why this thing has a 7.1 rating at IMDB. Sheesh. **

DO NOT GET CONFUSED...
This is not the 1982 slasher film, starring Donna Wilkes, Richard Jaeckel and Frankie Avalon as the killer. The above review does go for the 1982 film, as does, my rating, but the item pictured is an entirely different horror film, starring Ben Cross. I've never seen the other film, but I believe that the 1981 version, has been out of print for several years, now. If you're a fan of Donna Wilkes or would like information on how to get a copy of the original "BLOOD SONG"(a.k.a. "DREAM SLAYER"), please, drop me a line. ... Read more