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Nadja (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Catalonian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
New Zealand ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Michael Almereyda

Written By:
Michael Almereyda

Actors:
Elina Lowensohn ..... Nadja
Nic Ratner ..... Bar Victim
Karl Geary ..... Renfield
Peter Fonda ..... Dracula/Dr. Van Helsing
Martin Donovan ..... Jim
Jack Lotz ..... Boxing Coach
Galaxy Craze ..... Lucy
David Lynch ..... Morgue Receptionist
Isabel Gillies ..... Waitress
José Zúñiga ..... Bartender
Bernadette Jurkowski ..... Dracula's Bride
Jeff Winner ..... Young Dracula
Sean ..... Bela
Suzy Amis ..... Cassandra
Jared Harris ..... Edgar

Synopsis:

This stylish combination of expressionistic horror and deadpan black comedy centers on the activities of a beautiful female vampire on the streets of New York City. Playing fast and loose with the Dracula legend, the film examines the legendary count's children, particularly the alluring and mysterious Nadja (Elina Lowensohn). At the film's beginning, Nadja is celebrating her father's demise and hoping to begin a new life. She hopes that this life will include Lucy (Galaxy Craze), a spunky young woman that she seduces after an encounter in a New York bar. Unfortunately, Lucy is already married, to the nephew of eccentric vampire hunter Van Helsing (Peter Fonda), who disposed of Nadja's father and has now set his sights on capturing the daughter. Matters are further complicated when Nadja's brother Edgar (Jared Harris), a vampire who wishes to give up his blood-sucking nature, also becomes involved. Gorgeously shot by cinematographer Jim Denault in a mixture of 35mm black-and-white and low-budget Pixelvision video, the film resembles a combination of the surrealist visions of co-producer David Lynch and the quirky humor and stylized sensibility of Hal Hartley. The convoluted narrative sometimes fails to gel, and the self-conscious, arty approach will not appeal to audiences looking for conventional thrills, but those with a taste for the unusual may find the film an appealing contemporary spin on a familiar legend.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 06 March, 2006.

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