Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary (2002)
Film details
View on IMDb ↗CastWei-Qiang Zhang, Tara Birtwhistle, David Moroni, CindyMarie Small, Johnny A. Wright, Stephane Leonard, Matthew Johnson, Keir Knight, Brent Neale, Stephanie Ballard
Review
"Knowing irony infuses Guy Maddin's use of such long-moribund silent cinema techniques as masks, irises and tinting in this ballet inspired by Bram Stoker's novel, as it complements both the Victorian setting and the notions of 'undeath' and resurrection... Zhang Wei-Qiang is imposing as the Count, bringing menacing sensuality to his seductions, and ruthless tenacity to his joust with Van Helsing. This arty approach may dismay hard-core horror fans, but it captures the dark grace of the original with wit and style... A fevered, sexy take on the material, it plays up the desires of the female players, the repression of the men and Dracula's status as all-purpose object of dread and desire." - Patrick Peters, Empire Magazine
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