Vampire in Venice (1988)

Professor Paris Catalano visits Venice, to investigate the last known appearance of the famous vampire Nosferatu during the carnival of 1786.

Directors:

Augusto Caminito, Klaus Kinski (uncredited)

Writers:

Alberto Alfieri (story), Leandro Lucchetti (story)

Stars:

Klaus Kinski, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pleasence

Cast

Credited cast:
Klaus Kinski	...	Nosferatu
Christopher Plummer	...	Professor Paris Catalano
Donald Pleasence	...	Don Alvise
Barbara De Rossi	...	Helietta Canins
Yorgo Voyagis	...	Dr. Barneval
Anne Knecht	...	Maria Canins
Elvire Audray	...	Uta Barneval
Giuseppe Mannajuolo
Clara Colosimo	...	Medium
Maria Cumani Quasimodo	...	Princess
La Chunga	...	Woman at Gypsy Camp
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Miles Jonn-Dalton	...	The Monsieur

Storyline

Professor Paris Catalano visits Venice, to investigate the last known appearance of the famous vampire Nosferatu during the carnival of 1786.

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Plot Keywords:

man carrying a woman in his arms | immortality | shotgun | boat | sex scene | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

8 September 1988 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Vampire in Venice

Filming Locations:

Venice, Veneto, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Reteitalia, Scena Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jasmine Maimone was the first choice for the role of Helietta.

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Connections

Referenced in Rewind This! (2013)

User Reviews

Naff, wannabe-arty Euro shocker

Warning the other characters (and, presumably, the audience) that the seance in which they are about to take part could "provoke reactions of quite terrifying proportions," Christopher Plummer proves himself a less-than-reliable guide through this hideous mess. With pompous, over-cooked music blaring out of every scene, regardless of what is actually taking part on screen, and the kind of existential angst that would make a 14 year old goth blush, 'Vampire In Venice' lurches from one flaccid cliche to another. Gypsies dancing around a fire on the beach at night? Check! Street carnival with masks and silly frocks aplenty? Check! Vampires musing on the pain of spending eternity alone? Please, no more.

The 'horror' scenes appear to parody the entire genre. The film's running time - the video case claimed it was just over 90 minutes, an outright lie - stretches out into the black wastes of infinity, making the experience of watching it akin to sitting through one of Warhol's experiments in cinematic endurance. Klaus Kinski, so watchable in almost anything else, never seems sure whether he's the devil incarnate, or an aging rocker out of retirement for one last comeback gig. Even Donald Pleasance drifts by, unable to make a dent in the vast wall of boring, self-satisfied predictability. The horror of eternity was surely never supposed to be THIS bad.