Dracula: A Love Tale (2025)
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A man who loses his wife and becomes immortal seeks her reincarnation across centuries of history.
The story
In 1480 AD, Prince Vlad of Wallachia is deeply in love with his wife, Princess Elisabeta. When she is tragically killed during a journey, a grief-stricken Vlad renounces God and becomes the vampire known as Dracula. Over the next four centuries, he survives by creating a network of agents and a special perfume to find her. In 1889, while dealing with a solicitor in Paris, he discovers that the man's fiancée, Mina, is the reincarnation of his lost wife. He takes her to Paris to rekindle their love and awaken her memories of their past life together.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1480 AD, Prince Vlad of Wallachia is devastated by the death of his wife, Elisabeta, after she is ambushed while riding. In his grief, he renounces God and becomes the vampire Dracula. For 400 years, he searches for her reincarnation. In 1889, he encounters the solicitor Jonathan Harker and discovers that Harker's fiancée, Mina, is the reincarnation he seeks. He imprisons Harker and takes Mina to Paris, where they rekindle their romance. Mina asks to be turned into a vampire to stay with him forever. Meanwhile, Harker escapes and finds a priest and allies to hunt Dracula. They lay siege to his castle. During the confrontation, the priest urges Dracula to repent. Dracula allows himself to be staked by the priest and dies in Mina's arms, declaring his eternal love for her.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 129
- Production countries
- France
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Luc Besson
- Writers
- Luc Besson · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Caleb Landry Jones · Dracula; Christoph Waltz · the priest; Zoë Bleu · Elisabeta / Mina Murray; Guillaume de Tonquédec · Dumont; Matilda De Angelis · Maria; Ewens Abid · Jonathan Harker; Bertrand-Xavier Corbi · Captain Targol; Thalia Besson · Isabelle; Raphael Luce · Simon; David Shields · Henry Spencer
- Genres
- Gothic; romantic fantasy
- Themes
- reincarnation; eternal love; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- tragic-romantic; gothic
- Setting
- Eastern Europe in 1480 AD and Paris in 1889.
- Premise and plot tags
- vampire; romance; historical
- Source material / true-story basis
- Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)
- Reception
- The film received mixed critical reviews and positive reviews from audiences.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 5.7/10 · scale: 10 · review count: 114; Metacritic · score: 44 · scale: 100 · review count: 21; AlloCiné · score: 2.9 · scale: 5 · review count: 20
- Awards and nominations
- César Awards · best costume design · 2025 · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film's visual aesthetics were inspired by Flemish painting and the technique of chiaroscuro.; The music box in the film is made of brass.
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