A cinematic version of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic novel Dracula. Filmed in a style reminiscent of silent Expressionist cinema of the early 20th century (complete with intertitles and monochrome photography), it uses dance to tell the story of a sinister but intriguing immigrant who preys upon young English women.
Direction
Maddin's obsessive silent film recreation, scratches and all
Cinematography
Hand-tinted monochrome that bleeds into surreal color
Score
Mahler's thunderous romanticism meets vampire erotica
Director
Guy Maddin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maddin used actual damaged film stock and archival scratches rather than digital effects to achieve authenticity.
This premiered on CBC Television in Canada, meaning thousands of unsuspecting families got expressionist vampire ballet for movie night.
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