It was a mostly faithful telling of bram stokers story. 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. A specialist in documentaries and short films, portabella used the opportunity to film moody, grainy, blackand. As such, pere portabellas vampircuadecuc exists in the space between those frames of dreaming. Vatos locos full movie, hd, crime, thriller, english, gangster mafia film full free movies duration. 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. Whilst they all have their merits its easy to understand how the stoker aficionado grew dejected at the thought of another episode. The strange vice of mrs wardh 1971 1080p bluray dd2.
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. The film includes makingof footage from the set of jesus jess francos 1970 cult film count dracula, starring christopher lee. The old dark house and vampircuadecuc wexner center for. 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. The poetics and politics of portabellas cuadecuc, vampir by jonathan rosenbaum 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, vampir is part of the vampire movies subgenres, check out more movies like this one. Iii, erotic, horror, scifi, the most insane, odd, rare exploitation movies are here. Cuadecuc, vampir 1972 0505 1972 us horror, documentary 1h 6m user score.
Browse through and read or take vampiro stories, quizzes, and other creations. Cuadecuc, vampir online stream cuadecuc, vampir gratis. 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. 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. I had expected something akin to chris markers films about akira kurosawa and andrei tarkovsky, which are essentially unusually reflective, artistically interesting versions of. Vampircuadecuc 1971 watch on shudder or streaming online. A scene from pere portabellas 1970 experimental feature cuadecuc, vampir. Daughter of dracula 1972 yify download movie torrent yts. 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. Les levres rouges daughters of darkness is a stylish, fascinating, very erotic vampire film based on sheridan le fanus camilla, the classic tale of a lesbian vampire. An analysis of the construction mechanism for the magic in dominant narrative cinema though the filming of count dracula 1970, a commercial film by jesus franco.
Vampircuadecuc pere portabella, 1971 seattle screen scene. 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. 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. Cuadecuc, vampir 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. Filmed during the shooting of jesus francos count dracula 1970, vampircuadecuc is an eerie amalgamation of behindthescenes footage shot in black and white and alternating between soft blurred focus and high contrast. Download vintage exploitation horror giallo scifi cat. Cuadecuc, vampir cast starring christopher lee, jack taylor, herbert lom, paul muller, fred williams. Released 1970, cuadecuc, vampir stars christopher lee, herbert lom, soledad miranda, jack taylor the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 10 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. 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. Cuadecuc, vampir 1971 pere portabella giallo, pinku, wip, rape and revenge, cat. Cuadecuc isnt an allegory for the stresses of filmmaking, politics, or anything else that would require us to think. Christopher lee, herbert lom, soledad miranda, jack taylor. 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. This experimental making of documentary and investigation into the myth of the vampire.
Transforming the invisible ghost spectacular optical. Vampire, experimental, barcelona school, essay film. Portabella dissects the dracula movie, using it as a metaphor for the magic and suspension of disbelief that go into the audience. Vampircuadecuc pere portabella, 1971 october 31, 2017 sean gilman. Avantgarde, experimental and largely dialoguefree spanish documentary shot during the making of jess francos count dracula, starring christopher lee. 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.
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. On dont count on your fingers and cuadecuc, vampir. This experimental version of the bram stoker classic was shot on the set of jesus francos count dracula, featuring christopher lee. With christopher lee, herbert lom, soledad miranda, jack taylor. Vampircuadecuc is a 1970 experimental feature film by spanish filmmaker pere portabella. 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. It was shot on the set of jesus francos count dracula, starring. A young married couple, stefan and valerie, honeymoon at a deserted oceanside resort where they meet countess elisabeth bathory and her companion ilona. Review the film creates a ravishing netherworld cinema that seems to exist in neither. Daughters of darkness 1971 feature video dailymotion. 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. Vampircuadecuc avantgarde horror at yerba buena center.
Home vampir cuadecuc dvd vampir cuadecuc dvd 188763. A specialist in documentaries and short films, portabella used. Oct 26, 2017 as such, pere portabellas vampircuadecuc exists in the space between those frames of dreaming. Check out more movies that start with c and movies from 1971. So perhaps thats why he was convinced to star in jess francos intendedtobefaithful adaptation of the classic novel. Curse of the judas chalice is the third film in the librarian series starring noah wyle as a librarian who protects a secret collection of artifacts from vlad dracula and his vampire hordes.
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. Filmed on the set of jess francos 1970 cult film count dracula starring christopher lee, vampircuadecuc mixes makingof footage with an investigation of the figure of the vampire. Cuadecuc is made up of footage shot on the set of jess franco s 1971 count dracula, but, shot on very highcontrast blackandwhite film with no spoken dialogue recorded, it cant be called a documentary. The television film was released on american cable channel tnt on december 7, 2008. Back in 1969, christopher lee was disenchanted with what the hammer dracula series had become. Initially a documentary about the making of jess francos count dracula a 1970 vampire movie starring christopher lee, cuadecuc, vampir presents an intervention. This movie might be interesting for experimental filmmakers, visual artists, cinefiles, francofiles, soledad miranda fans and lee completists. Jan 19, 2016 vatos locos full movie, hd, crime, thriller, english, gangster mafia film full free movies duration. 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. The strange vice of mrs wardh 1971 720p bluray dd2. The poetics and politics of portabellas cuadecuc, vampir. May, 20 cuadecuc isnt an allegory for the stresses of filmmaking, politics, or anything else that would require us to think.
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