Kiss of the Vampire Context

Question 1

1. What was KOTV the second sequel to?
2. Who was the film produced by?
3. What did 1963 also see?

Answer 1

1. 1958’s Dracula.
2. Hammer Film Productions.
3. Swinging sixties, assassination of JFK, early stages of Beatlemania.

Question 2

1. What could the 1960s audience be more familiar with?
2. What does this include?
   - Victims were usually _______.

Answer 2

1. Codes and conventions of ‘monster’ movies.
2. Compositions, fonts and representations of the monster.
   - Female.

Question 3

1. What is the 1960s often seen as the start of?
   - What event was this aided by?
2. What legislation was passed in America in 1963?
3. Women challenging _____ __________ can be seen to be encoded in this poster.

Answer 3

1. Women’s sexual liberation.
   - Introduction of the contraceptive pill in 1960.
2. Equal Pay Legislation.
3. Male dominance.