The Irish novelist, Bram Stoker, gave the world Dracula in 1897. This documentary explores the historical figure behind the fictional figure of horror and examines medical explanations for the myths of vampires.
Acting
Roman Polanski randomly appearing as himself — unhinged documentary energy.
Production
Actual descendant of Vlad Țepeș participating, which is simply camp.
Director
Matthias Kessler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1997 doc rode the '90s vampire craze—Buffy premiered that same year.
Bram Stoker never visited Romania; his Transylvania was basically Gothic fanfiction of Austria-Hungary.
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