Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes


1h 4m 1996

Brief Synopsis

An exploration of the unlikely and dynamic career of the outrageously subversive Finnish actress Maila Nurmi, whose flamboyant personality and claim to notoriety was as presenter of midnight horror movies on L.A. station KABC--notwithstanding the conservative climate of the '50s.

Film Details

Also Known As
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 4m

Synopsis

An exploration of the unlikely and dynamic career of the outrageously subversive Finnish actress Maila Nurmi, whose flamboyant personality and claim to notoriety was as presenter of midnight horror movies on L.A. station KABC--notwithstanding the conservative climate of the '50s.

Film Details

Also Known As
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 4m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Union Film Showcase) October 18-31, 1996.

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