Cuadecuc isnt an allegory for the stresses of filmmaking, politics, or anything else that would require us to think. It doesnt work like the similar demon lover diary, which was a peephole into the damaged psyches of everyone involved in the making of the devil master. The strange vice of mrs wardh 1971 720p bluray dd2. France 17 may 1971 cannes film festival usa 5 may 1972 new york city, new york germany 11 november 2005 filmmuseum munchen france 30 june 2008. Vampir cuadecuc was filmed on the same sets with the same cast as jess francos count dracula, though the relationship between the two films is difficult to define. Jan 17, 2011 a scene from pere portabellas 1970 experimental feature cuadecuc, vampir. It was showing in the quinzaine des realisateurs directors fortnight at a nowdefunct cinema called le francais.
May, 20 cuadecuc isnt an allegory for the stresses of filmmaking, politics, or anything else that would require us to think. Cuadecuc, vampir is part of the vampire movies subgenres, check out more movies like this one cuadecuc, vampir cast starring christopher lee, jack taylor, herbert lom, paul muller, fred williams. Home vampir cuadecuc dvd vampir cuadecuc dvd 188763. Cuadecuc, vampir bluray 1971 an experimental film using the stock footage of jess francos count dracula with an atmospheric sound track to create a subversive experience. The strange vice of mrs wardh 1971 1080p bluray dd2. Cuadecuc, vampir 1972 0505 1972 us horror, documentary 1h 6m user score. Pere portabellas extraordinary experimental documentary reworks footage filmed on the set of jess francos 1970 shocker count dracula starring christopher. Vampir cuadecuc pere portabella, 1970 trailer youtube. Experimental documentary from director pere portabella the film follows the shooting of jesus francos count dracula 1970 starring christopher lee, herbert lom and soledad miranda, featuring behindthescenes footage of the production process accompanied by a soundtrack from catalan artist and musician carles santos. Back in 1969, christopher lee was disenchanted with what the hammer dracula series had become. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. There are hints of a larger, more complex fantasy within its 66 minutes, but as with so many nocturnal flights of fancy, the viewer is left with only a series of fleeting, yet powerful impressions. Pere portabellas subversive vampircuadecuc is at once an exploration of the figure of the vampire as well as a devastating critique of spains fascist dictator general franco.
Cuadecuc, vampir 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cuadecuc, vampir cast starring christopher lee, jack taylor, herbert lom, paul muller, fred williams. Pere portabellas 1971 cuadecuc, vampir isnt quite the typical entry, though. Commercial horror and avant garde cinema became coconspirators in oppressive francoera spain 19391975, where independent cinema was illegal and the very title of pere portabellas cuadecuc, vampir 1971 was an act of defiance against a totalitarian government that outlawed the catalan language. Oct 26, 2017 as such, pere portabellas vampircuadecuc exists in the space between those frames of dreaming. It was shot on the set of jesus francos count dracula, starring. Review the film creates a ravishing netherworld cinema that seems to exist in neither. Commercial horror and avant garde cinema became coconspirators in oppressive francoera spain 19391975, where independent cinema was illegal and the very title of pere portabellas cuadecuc, vampir 1971 was an act of defiance against a totalitarian government that. An avantgarde makingof is perhaps the best description of the film because it utilises material from within and around the other production in order to retell the story in question in its own inimitable style. Created in dialog with the artist james richards, crossing draws on each artists personal archive, using bruce connor as a jumping off point for a dense collage that owes as much to a movie, as crossroads, its most explicit reference point. Initially a documentary about the making of jess francos count dracula a 1970 vampire movie starring christopher lee, cuadecuc, vampir presents an intervention.
Review the film creates a ravishing netherworld cinema that seems to exist in neither the 19th century nor the 20th but in a unique zone oscillating between these eras, just as it seems to occupy a realm of its own that is neither. This experimental version of the bram stoker classic was shot on the set of jesus francos count dracula, featuring christopher lee. Everything is turned inside out behind the scenes of jesus francos 1972 mainstream horror film starring christopher lee, count dracula, as spanish pere portabella turns onset footage into an abbreviated, selfreflexive and surrealist version of the counts story. Coversheet for thesis in sussex research online core.
The old dark house and vampircuadecuc wexner center for. Avantgarde, experimental and largely dialoguefree spanish documentary shot during the making of jess francos count dracula, starring christopher lee. Vampircuadecuc pere portabella, 1971 seattle screen scene. Thanks to an old appointment book of mine, i can pinpoint that my initial encounter with the cinema of pere portabella took place at 7 pm on may 17, 1971 during the cannes film festival, when i first saw cuadecuc, vampir. Cuadecuc is made up of footage shot on the set of jess francos 1971 count dracula, but, shot on very highcontrast blackandwhite film with no spoken dialogue recorded, it cant be called a documentary. For tourneur, see siegel 1972, johnston and willemen 1975, bellour. The devils nightmare belgiumitaly horror movie posters, horror films, film. A specialist in documentaries and short films, portabella used the opportunity to film moody, grainy, blackand.
Cuadecuc, vampir is part of the vampire movies subgenres, check out more movies like this one. Vampircuadecuc hdvix a largely silent experimental feature film, shot on the. I had expected something akin to chris markers films about akira kurosawa and andrei tarkovsky, which are essentially unusually reflective, artistically interesting versions of. So perhaps thats why he was convinced to star in jess francos intendedtobefaithful adaptation of the classic novel. Cuadecuc, vampir online stream cuadecuc, vampir gratis.
The film includes makingof footage from the set of jesus jess francos 1970 cult film count dracula, starring christopher lee. Vampircuadecuc by carles santos, released 26 november 2019 1. A specialist in documentaries and short films, portabella used. Vampircuadecuc is a 1970 experimental feature film by spanish filmmaker pere portabella. Transforming the invisible ghost spectacular optical. Cuadecuc, vampir 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. Vampire, experimental, barcelona school, essay film. A prime candidate for the most surreal makingof documentary ever made, vampir cuadecuc was shot by experimental spanish filmmaker pere portabella during production of jess francos muchtouted and supposedly faithful bram stoker adaptation, count dracula, starring christopher lee. Vampir, cuadecuc february 28, 20 by feringea in vampire movies and tagged christopher lee, dracula, jess franco, pere portabella, soledad miranda, vampir at the end of last month i was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to see a rare screening of pere portabellas avantgarde guerilla reworking of dracula. Check out more movies that start with c and movies from 1971. Not rated 1h 10min documentary, horror 5 may 1972 usa. Vampir cuadecuc is possibly a key film in understanding the transition in the spanish film world from the period of the new cinemas permitted by the franco government towards the ilegal.
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