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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
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Why this pick
Its storm-bound Gothic setting, eccentric household and macabre farce share the playful chill of Polanski’s vampire hunt, balancing spooky imagery with increasingly absurd character comedy.
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01 / THE STORY
The film is set "deep in the heart of Transylvania" and the story appears to take place sometime during the mid-19th century. Professor Abronsius, formerly of the University of Königsberg and his apprentice Alfred are on the hunt for vampires. Abronsius is old and withering and barely able to survive the cold ride through the wintry forests, while Alfred is bumbling and introverted. The two hunters come to a small village seemingly at the end of a long search for signs of vampires. The two stay at a local inn full of angst-ridden townspeople who perform strange rituals to fend off an unseen evil.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Sarah Shagal
Alfred
Graf von Krolock / Erzähler
Yoyneh Shagal, der Gastwirt
Koukol, der Bucklige
Holzfäller
Holzfäller
Vampir auf dem Ball
