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12 December 2003 (UK) morePlot:
A ballet rendition of Bram Stoker's gothic novel DRACULA, presented in a style reminiscent of the silent... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
One of the best "Dracula" movies ever moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Wei-Qiang Zhang | ... | Dracula (as Zhang Wei-Qiang) | |
| Tara Birtwhistle | ... | Lucy Westernra | |
| David Moroni | ... | Dr. Van Helsing | |
| CindyMarie Small | ... | Mina | |
| Johnny A. Wright | ... | Jonathon Harker (as Johnny Wright) | |
| Stephane Leonard | ... | Arthur Holmwood | |
| Matthew Johnson | ... | Jack Seward | |
| Keir Knight | ... | Quincy Morris | |
| Brent Neale | ... | Renfield | |
| Stephanie Ballard | ... | Mrs. Westernra | |
| Sarah Murphy-Dyson | ... | Maid / Nun / Vampiress | |
| Carrie Broda | ... | Maid / Nun | |
| Gail Stefanek | ... | Maid / Vampiress | |
| Janet Sartore | ... | Maid / Nun | |
| Jennifer Welsman | ... | Gargoyle / Nun |
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UK:12AFilming Locations:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaMOVIEmeter: 
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Despite the extreme, extreme familiarity of the source material and the stuffy associations of the ballet form, Guy Maddin's 'Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary' emerges not only as one of the best 'Dracula' movies ever, but also as one of the best films about the Victorian Era (ranking with 'The Elephant Man' and 'Topsy-Turvy'). Maddin achieves the first feat with his insight into Stoker's novel (it's exciting to see somebody touch on the misogyny and xenophobia for once), and the second through a fascinating and completely appropriate aesthetic synthesis. Combining a 19th-century novel with a 19th-century pop art form, and setting it to 19th-century music (Mahler's from the wrong country, but so what), is a good beginning, but what makes it work, of course, is shooting it all in a mock-19th-century style. OK, so the silent horror films we think of date from a little later; still, Maddin does what he can to give the film a primitive, experimental, moving-daguerreotype effect, and the result feels like an actual window to the past, even if it's all just an artificial aesthetic construct. If this all sounds a bit self-conscious and over-the-top, it sort of is, but viewers will almost certainly be surprised at how unpretentious the effect actually is. The more explicitly balletic moments occasionally slow things down a bit for non-fans, but Maddin wisely keeps the running time at 75 minutes, and this helps the film retain a surprising accessibility. Not for all tastes, of course, but worth the effort for just about anyone. 8.5 out of 10.