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Dracula is astonishingly pretty. I always think he should have gone another half-step, eliminated the dialogue, and just made it a crazy baroque silent film. It's a terrible big-budget extravaganza, but an interesting art-house experiment. Er, in my head.
I heard about a silent Dracula ballet movie that was made in Canada (I think) about a year or two ago. It sounded really cool, but I can't remember the title. Maybe someone around here has seen it?
I heard about a silent Dracula ballet movie that was made in Canada (I think) about a year or two ago. It sounded really cool, but I can't remember the title. Maybe someone around here has seen it?
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I've seen a performance of the Dracula ballet, and it was gorgeous. If there is a movie of it, I must own it.
Okay, I think it's called Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary directed by Guy Maddin and it is indeed a filmed version of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's performance of Dracula turned into a silent film.
eta: I'm not sure it's for sale anywhere, though.
It's out on DVD.
I heard about a silent Dracula ballet movie that was made in Canada (I think) about a year or two ago. It sounded really cool, but I can't remember the title. Maybe someone around here has seen it?
eeeeeeeeeeiieeeee!
Yeah, Guy Maddin did this. Haven't you seen his movies, Jilli? He did Tales From the Gimli Hospital which I'd expect to be current on the goth circuit.
Is it just me, or is The Life Aquatic Wes Anderson doing Moby Dick?
Yeah, Guy Maddin did this. Haven't you seen his movies, Jilli? He did Tales From the Gimli Hospital which I'd expect to be current on the goth circuit.
I've never heard of him before. It's entirely possible I have seen bits and pieces of his movies as backdrops at gothy clubs, however.
Okay, I think it's called Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary directed by Guy Maddin and it is indeed a filmed version of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's performance of Dracula turned into a silent film.
It's out on DVD.
screeeeeeaaaaams, scampers off to Amazon
It's on half.com for $19. I guess I know what I'll be spending my allowance on in the near future.
I saw the ballet live (the film was done separately). Johnny Zhang? Sexiest Dracula evah.
I think Jilli might like Archangel or Saddest Music in the World best of Maddin's stuff.
Entertainment Weekly has a bit on the stage version of Bram's Drac this week. I tried to read it, got Keanu flashbacks and had to stop. Can I sue? I think I should be able to sue.