Dracula (1992)
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A visually opulent reimagining of the classic vampire tale explores the tragic, centuries-long bond between a cursed count and his reincarnated love.
The story
Set in 19th-century England and Romania, the film follows Count Dracula, a powerful vampire who becomes obsessed with Mina Murray, the fiancée of his solicitor Jonathan Harker. As Dracula begins to wreak havoc in London, the situation escalates, prompting the summoning of Professor Abraham Van Helsing, an expert in vampirism. Van Helsing is tasked with stopping the Count's reign of terror. The narrative weaves together the historical origins of the vampire's curse and the immediate threat he poses to the people of London, as the hunters and the hunted collide in a high-stakes battle of supernatural forces.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1462, Vlad Dracula becomes a vampire after his wife Elisabeta commits suicide. In 1897, solicitor Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to assist Count Dracula with real estate acquisitions. Dracula, believing Mina Murray is the reincarnation of his lost wife, travels to London. He seduces and turns Mina's friend, Lucy Westenra, into a vampire. Van Helsing is summoned to stop him. After a series of confrontations, the hunters move to stop Dracula's transport to the east. In a final confrontation at a chapel, the truth of the reincarnation is revealed. Mina and Dracula share a final moment of connection before she ultimately ends his immortality, breaking the cycle of their tragic history.
- First release year
- 1992
- Runtime (minutes)
- 127
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Writers
- James V. Hart · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Gary Oldman · Count Dracula / Vlad the Impaler; Winona Ryder · Mina Harker and Elisabeta; Anthony Hopkins · Professor Abraham Van Helsing and the Romanian Orthodox priest; Keanu Reeves · Jonathan Harker; Richard E. Grant · Dr. Jack Seward; Cary Elwes · Lord Arthur Holmwood; Billy Campbell · Quincey P. Morris; Sadie Frost · Lucy Westenra
- Genres
- Gothic horror; supernatural horror; historical horror; erotic horror; romantic horror
- Themes
- Occultism; AIDS pandemic; Reincarnation
- Tone and mood
- Eerie; romantic; operatic; erotic dream
- Premise and plot tags
- vampire; gothic; romance; period piece
- Source material / true-story basis
- Bram Stoker's novel Dracula
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 69% · scale: percentage · review count: 124; Metacritic · score: 57 · scale: 100 · review count: 17
- Awards and nominations
- Best Costume Design · Academy Award · Win; Best Sound Editing · Academy Award · Win; Best Makeup · Academy Award · Win
- Production trivia
- Gary Oldman spent up to seven hours in the makeup chair for his role.
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