MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 6,251 this week

Nadja (1994)

5.7
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 5.7/10 from 1,977 users  
Reviews: 41 user | 25 critic

This ultra-hip, post-modern vampire tale is set in contemporary New York City. Members of a dysfunctional family of vampires are trying to come to terms with each other, in the wake of ... See full summary »

Director:

0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 826 titles created 9 months ago
 
a list of 684 titles created 7 months ago
 
a list of 1214 titles created 11 months ago
 
a list of 278 titles created 16 Apr 2011
 
a list of 2981 titles created 07 Jan 2012
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Nadja (1994)

Nadja (1994) on IMDb 5.7/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Nadja.
2 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

The Addiction (1995)
Horror | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

A New York philosophy grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood.

Director: Abel Ferrara
Stars: Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Annabella Sciorra
Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

The filming of Nosferatu is hampered by the fact that the star is taking his role far more seriously than what seems humanly possible.

Director: E. Elias Merhige
Stars: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.

Director: John Fawcett
Stars: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche
Drama | Fantasy | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

Hungarian countess Marya Zaleska seeks the aid of a noted psychiatrist, in hopes of freeing herself of a mysterious evil influence.

Director: Lambert Hillyer
Stars: Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill
The Descent (2005)
Adventure | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.

Director: Neil Marshall
Stars: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid
Possession (1981)
Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

During a secretive business trip away, Mark learns that his wife Anna is growing restless in what he believed was their happy marriage. Upon his return home, he learns from her that she ... See full summary »

Director: Andrzej Zulawski
Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen
Freaks (1932)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

Director: Tod Browning
Stars: Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova
In My Skin (2002)
Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

A woman grows increasingly fascinated with her body after suffering a disfiguring accident.

Director: Marina de Van
Stars: Marina de Van, Laurent Lucas, Léa Drucker
It's Alive (1974)
Horror | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X  

The Davies expect a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing when it's scared. And it's easily scared.

Director: Larry Cohen
Stars: John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, James Dixon
Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

In Spain, the former Nazi doctor Klaus tries to commit suicide jumping off the roof of his manor. However, he survives with the entire body paralyzed and dependable of an iron lung with ... See full summary »

Director: Agustí Villaronga
Stars: Günter Meisner, David Sust, Marisa Paredes
Blind Beast (1969)
Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

A blind sculpter and his mother kidnap a young model.

Director: Yasuzô Masumura
Stars: Eiji Funakoshi, Mako Midori, Noriko Sengoku
The Ordeal (2004)
Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

A singer's car breaks down deep in the woods.

Director: Fabrice Du Welz
Stars: Laurent Lucas, Brigitte Lahaie, Gigi Coursigny
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elina Löwensohn ...
Nic Ratner ...
Bar Victim
...
...
...
Jim
...
Boxing Coach
Galaxy Craze ...
...
...
Waitress
...
Bartender
Bernadette Jurkowski ...
Jeff Winner ...
Young Dracula
Sean ...
Bela
...
Cassandra
...
Edgar
Edit

Storyline

This ultra-hip, post-modern vampire tale is set in contemporary New York City. Members of a dysfunctional family of vampires are trying to come to terms with each other, in the wake of their father's death. Meanwhile, they are being hunted by Dr. Van Helsing and his hapless nephew. As in all good vampire movies, forces of love are pitted against forces of destruction. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

Unseen. Unforgiving. Undead. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some scenes of bizarre vampire sexuality and gore, and for some language | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

1 September 1995 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Nadja, o thilykos vrykolakas  »

Filming Locations:

 »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$446,934 (USA)
 »

Company Credits

Production Co:

 »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

|
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

A clip of Bela Lugosi in White Zombie 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. See more »

Goofs

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. See more »

Quotes

[Dr. Van Helsing is translating for Edgar]
Edgar: [speaks in Romanian]
Dr. Van Helsing: Her powers are fading; there's only so much she can do here and now.
Edgar: [speaks in Romanian]
Dr. Van Helsing: She's lost a lot of blood.
Edgar: [speaks in Romanian]
Dr. Van Helsing: Replenishing it means going back to her native soil.
Edgar: [speaks in Romanian]
Dr. Van Helsing: Her native soil is soaked with blood.
Edgar: [speaks in Romanian]
[...]
See more »

Connections

Features White Zombie (1932) See more »

Soundtracks

"Roads"
Written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, and Adrian Utley
Performed by Portishead
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
Darkly laconic.
28 January 2004 | by (USA) – See all my reviews

"Nadja" falls into a category of films I would describe as 'vampire movies for adults.' Viewers seeking an action-packed gorefest along the lines of "From Dusk Till Dawn" (1996) or "Blade II" (2002) should bypass "Nadja". Moody, opiated, and dreamily ethereal, it is similar in this respect to Guy Maddin's more recent "Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary" (2002) and not most other modern vampire flicks. Its emphasis on the emotional and evocative rather than physical aspects of the genre puts it in the company of Tony Scott's "The Hunger" (1983) and Po-Chih Leong's "Immortality" (aka "The Wisdom of Crocodiles") (1998). Shot on black-and-white film, a dying art form, with a good musical score by Portishead, it avoids sinking into pretentiousness with occasional, self-parodying irony (example: "He says he's dying ... for a cigarette."). A major drawback to the film is director Michael Almereyda's overuse of the Pixelvision camera, a technology he has used in the past and should have left there. The acting is spotty, but that's of little importance in a film emphasizing atmosphere over character portrayal. Elina Lowensohn in the title role and Peter Fonda as Dr. Van Helsing (played as he has never been played before) do stand out from the rest of the cast. I'd rate this as 'must see' for aficionados of vampire films, if only to take a break from the less imaginative schlock that overwhelms the genre. Rating: 7/10.


10 of 16 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Lynch's influence master_verkaik
Worth buying? sirenica
Authentic Vampyre sirx7
DVDs.. filmfreakguy
music paul-1929
Edgar, hang on a minute... Mattphesto
Discuss Nadja (1994) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?