Nadja (1994)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

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 & 3 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:

[repeated line]
Lucy: Life is full of pain. But I am not afraid. The pain I feel is the pain of fleeting joy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

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Blood Suckers Were Never So Hip

A strange, disarming feeling sits over this film, as if everyone is in a semi-comatic haze. That's a good thing. While a bizarre mix of humor, horror flick, and psychodrama, it also draws from (and pokes fun at) the vampire flick tradition. Full of highlights, not the least of which is a ratty haired Peter Fonda.