Nadja (1994)

Director:

Michael Almereyda

Writer:

Michael Almereyda (writer)

Release Date:

1 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Tagline:

Unseen. Unforgiving. Undead.

Plot:

This ultra-hip, post-modern vampire tale is set in contemporary New York City. Members of a dysfunctional...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Lesbian Vampire | Dracula | Lesbianism | Lesbian

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Elina Löwensohn	...	Nadja
Nic Ratner	...	Bar Victim
Karl Geary	...	Renfield
Peter Fonda	...	Dracula / Dr. Van Helsing
Martin Donovan	...	Jim
Jack Lotz	...	Boxing Coach
Galaxy Craze	...	Lucy
David Lynch	...	Morgue Receptionist
Isabel Gillies	...	Waitress
José Zúñiga	...	Bartender
Bernadette Jurkowski	...	Dracula's Bride
Jeff Winner	...	Young Dracula
Sean	...	Bela
Suzy Amis	...	Cassandra
Jared Harris	...	Edgar

MPAA:

Rated R for some scenes of bizarre vampire sexuality and gore, and for some language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Kino Link Company

Trivia:

A clip of Bela Lugosi in White Zombie (1932) is included to show the face of the father of the vampire family, Count Dracula. In other scenes not showing his face, Peter Fonda plays the Count, as well his main role as Van Helsing.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening dialog between Nadja and the man at the bar, Nadja is initially wearing a scarf over her hair. At one point the camera cuts to the man's face and we see the back of Nadja's head, but now suddenly and inexplicably, the scarf has disappeared and remains absent for the rest of the scene.

Quotes:

Nadja: I think I'm in love.
Renfield: Why do you say that?
Nadja: I feel terrible.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Roads

Interesting experimental vampire film.

Dracula's daughter Nadja wanders New York City,melancholy and driven by her need for blood.She seduces and drinks from the depressed Lucy.Meanwhile Lucy's husband Jim is asked to help his friend Van Helsing who has been arrested for staking Dracula.But then the two of them realize that Nadja is drinking from Lucy.As they try to hunt her down,Nadja and her self-described 'slave' Renfield flee back to Rumania."Nadja" is a post-modern vampire flick which is actually a black-and-white reworking "Dracula's Daughter"(1936).The film was produced by David Lynch who also played a small cameo as a morgue attendant that gets hypnotized by Nadja.The film is splendidly photographed in a glorious black-and-white and offers tons of mesmerizingly dreamy atmosphere.Overall,"Nadja" is much better than overrated and too philosophical "The Addiction".The soundtrack by Portishead and The Verve is fabulous too!