I rather like the fact that Luc Besson has gone off and done his own thing, with "Dracula". This film freshly blends fantasy, romance, action and a dash of horror. There are lots of creative, dramatic aspects to this story. Its Dracula writ-large. Where it falls down somewhat is its rather abrupt final scenes. There's no real build up, things just happen, leaving it feeling somewhat perfunctory. In summary, this is a creative, elaborately cinematic take, on the Dracula myth, with lots of lavish, over the top trappings. Certainly worth a look.
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Dracula
Overview
In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.
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Release date
30/07/2025
Votes
1,609
Popularity
23.2
Caleb Landry Jones
Vlad / Dracula
Zoë Bleu Sidel
Elisabeta / Mina
Christoph Waltz
Priest
Matilda De Angelis
Maria
Ewens Abid
Jonathan Harker
Guillaume de Tonquédec
Dumont
David Shields
Henry Spencer
Bertrand-Xavier Corbi
Captain Targol
Raphael Luce
Clerk Simon
Liviu Bora
Army Captain (19th)
Anne Kessler
Old Lady
Romain Levi
Captain Wernus
Jassem Mougari
Sultan Mehmed II
Thalia Besson
Isabelle de Touraine
Haymon Maria Buttinger
Cardinal
Ivan Franěk
Elisabeta's Captain
Karim Rakrouki
Ottoman Captain
Arben Bajraktaraj
Jonathan Coachman
Nicola Puleo
Giacomo
Aaron Guillemette
Young Messenger
Alex Andréa
Mother Corina
Affif Ben Badra
Gypsy Chief
Nicolas de Lavergne
Lieutenant
Jade Pedri
Isabelle's Friend #1
Iman Perez
Isabelle's Friend #2
Joséphine Berry
Bitten Woman #1
Dominique Macaire
Stand Handler Metempsychosis
Danielle Guerre-Berthelot
Stand Handler "Crêpes"
Sergio Cavero Egusquiza
Mermaid Fisherman
Isamil Vasseur Woolfenden
Mermaid Owner
Sateen Besson
The Mermaid
Noham Edje
Young Man Versailles
Renée Silla
Mother Superior
Maxime Gomis
Sultan Guard #1
Fayet Nsomoto
Sultan Guard #2
Egor Morozov
The Orderly
Salomon Passariello
Romanian Cavalryman
Joonas Makkonen
Romanian Soldier
Nikita Makkojev
Romanian Soldier
Jaakko Hutchings
Romanian Soldier
Janne Mattila
Romanian Soldier
Turre Åhl
Romanian Soldier
Stavroula Karatheodorou
Dancer
Jari Viljamaa
Soldier
Original Soundtrack
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Unlike other recent adaptations that feel the need to lecture the audience, this film is a refreshing, unapologetic return to pure Gothic romanticism and high-stakes melodrama. By focusing entirely on the 400-year grief of Vlad and his search for Elisabeta, the film feels like a genuine piece of art rather than a product of a corporate checklist. The decision to transplant much of the action to a visually stunning, turn-of-the-century Paris adds a layer of aesthetic grandeur that differentiates it from every other version we've seen. Caleb Landry Jones delivers a career-defining performance, c…
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***Luc Besson basically tries to top Coppola’s 1992 film*** The man behind 2014’s entertaining “Lucy” offers his cinematic version of Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel, obviously influenced by Coppola’s rendition from 33 years earlier. Thankfully, there are enough differences to make it worth catching. For instance, Besson adds creative curves, like undead Vlad’s developing a perfume that lures women to him and his subsequent visit to a nunnery, not to mention Dracula’s helpers, who were obviously inspired by the 1965 Jonny Quest episode “The House of Seven Gargoyles.” Another diffe…
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