▁a ▁creature ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Count ess , ▁st alk ing ▁new ▁vict ims . ▁ ▁Production ▁Director ▁K um el , ▁interview ed ▁by ▁Mark ▁G at iss ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ▁document ary ▁Hor ror ▁Europa ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁deliber ately ▁sty led ▁Del ph ine ▁Se yr ig ' s ▁character ▁after ▁Mar l ene ▁Diet rich ▁and ▁Andrea ▁R au ' s ▁after ▁Louise ▁Bro oks ▁to ▁deep en ▁the ▁film ic ▁reson ance ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁movie . ▁Because ▁the ▁v amp ire ▁character ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁Bath ory ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁dem agog ue , ▁K um el ▁dressed ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁Naz i ▁colours ▁of ▁black , ▁white ▁and ▁red . ▁In ▁comment ing ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁film ' s ▁m ord ant ▁sense ▁of ▁hum our ▁and ▁the ▁director ' s ▁painter ly ▁eye ▁in ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁several ▁scenes , ▁G at iss ▁drew ▁forth ▁the ▁comment ▁from ▁K um el ▁that ▁he ▁cons iders ▁the ▁film ▁very ▁Belg ian , ▁especially ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Sur real ism ▁and ▁Expression ism . ▁ ▁Ext ensive ▁external ▁shooting ▁was ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Gall eries ▁of ▁Ost end , ▁a ▁se as ide ▁ne oc lass ical ▁ar cade ▁on ▁the ▁beach ▁at ▁Ost end ▁( es pecially ▁at ▁the ▁lux ury ▁Grand ▁Hotel ▁des ▁Th erm es , ▁which ▁s its ▁at op ▁the ▁central ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁ar cade ). ▁Inter ior ▁shooting ▁was ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Ast oria , ▁Br uss