LES VAMPIRES (Blu-ray)

The undisputed master of the espionage serial, Louis Feuillade (Fantmas) crafted films with labyrinthine plots and unforgettable characters that influenced multiple generations of filmmakers. Comprised of ten episodes, and clocking in at nearly seven hours in duration, LES VAMPIRES is an unqualified masterpiece. It follows journalist Philippe Gurande (douard Math) in his efforts to expose a vast criminal organization known as the Vampires. Joined by a comical sidekick, Mazamette (Marcel Lvesque), and often competing against a rival gang lord (Fernand Herrmann), Gurande dethrones a succession of the Vampires Grand Masters. But most evasive of all is the Vampires muse, a seductive assassin who performs her job with deadly grace: Irma Vep (Musidora).