Blood and Roses (1960)
Director: Roger Vadim
Starring: Mel Ferrer, Elsa Martinelli, Annette Vadim Screenplay: Roger Vadim and Roger Vailland
Format: Original Australian Daybill
Size: Approx. 13" x 30"
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Printer: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty Ltd
Classification: Not Suitable for Children
Tagline: “It plunges you into the midnight zone beyond the grasp of reason!”
Design Notes: Striking painted artwork in saturated tones of blue, red, and green. Expressive horror collage featuring a screaming face, ghostly figures, and psychological drama—classic 60s horror aesthetics.

About the Film: Blood and Roses is Roger Vadim’s sensual and stylized take on Sheridan Le Fanu’s vampire novella Carmilla. Filmed in Technicolor and Technirama, it’s a moody blend of gothic horror and romantic melancholy, steeped in European art-house elegance. Though marketed as horror, it's widely appreciated today for its dreamlike pacing and cinematic beauty.

Collecting Notes (Australia): Sought after by fans of gothic horror, arthouse cinema, and lesbian vampire film history. Increasingly rare in Australia, especially in the Daybill format. Australian horror poster collectors place it alongside other 60s psychological thrillers and erotic horror cult classics.
Collector Insight: Posters from Roger Vadim’s European phase are growing in desirability. The Blood and Roses Daybill’s lurid design and Australian-specific printing boost its value among niche horror collectors.