The iconic vampire returns to the big screen in a production that mixes romance, fantasy and action.
The large number of adaptations of Dracula Of recent times they demonstrate that the myth remains a fertile terrain for film exploration. From the romantic epic of Francis Ford Coppola from 1992 to the recent Nosferatu of Robert Eggersand so many others, they demonstrate that each version offers (or at least tries) a unique perspective on immortality, loneliness, evil and yearning.
This Thursday reaches theaters Draculaor in its original title Dracula: Love talea title that translated already tells us everything: “A love story.” The new tape of Luc Bessonthe French director of The perfect murderer, The fifth element or the most recent Dogman You forget all the horror present in the history created by Bram Stoker And the result is somewhat irregular.
How is the Dracula version of Luc Besson
The official synopsis of Dracula indicates that the film “reinterprets the myth of the vampire through a deeply emotional narrative, where love transcends time and death. History follows a prince of the fifteenth century who, after losing his wife, challenges God and transforms into a vampire. Centuries later, in the London of the nineteent starting a persecution that will seal its destiny. “
“It all started because Caleb Landry Jones (Dracula in the movie) and I wanted to work together again. One day, in the filming of ‘Dogman’, I asked him what he would like to do later. We talk about the great classic figures, particularly the monstrous characters, and the enthusiasm shared by Dracula emerged. I read the novel again, which reinforced my desire to embark on this project, “Bisson said in a statement.
The story is basically the one we have already seen in other adaptations as those already mentioned. Some details of the plot are taken for granted (read the transformation of Dracula into a vampire, among other situations), “Love” is the main engine and sometimes the ex -machina of history. The horror is reduced to the minimum and indispensable, there is more space for action, fantasy and even some touches of humor, all accompanied by a large soundtrack composed of Danny Elfman (Batman, the young scissors’ hands).
Landry Jones how the mythical vampire, Christoph Waltz as a priest with dyes by Van Helsing and Zoë Bleu (in his double role of Elisabeta and Mina) they look in their papers and make everything more bearable.
Dracula (Dracula: A love tale) arrives at theaters on Thursday, August 14. Director: Luc Besson. Cast: Christoph Waltz, Caleb Landry Jones, Matilda de Angelis. Based on: Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel
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