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. Check out more movies that start with c and movies from 1971. The old dark house and vampircuadecuc wexner center for. 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. Directed by pere portabella 1971, 75min portabellas underground masterpiece jonathan rosenbaum, which. Vampircuadecuc was made in and around the shooting of jesus jess francos count dracula in 1970. 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. 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.
Portabella uses the footage to tell his own version of the dracula story, in an almost completely silent film that instead uses sound effects and carlos santos challenging music. Sep 24, 2017 driver gets strange feeling about boy on bus. 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. Nida blanca who got famas best supporting actress nomination for. Cuadecuc, vampir cast starring christopher lee, jack taylor, herbert lom, paul muller, fred williams. The film stars bela lugosi as the vampire armand tesla. 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.
It was showing in the quinzaine des realisateurs directors fortnight at a nowdefunct cinema called le francais. The film presents an englishwomans two encounters with a vampire. Oct 31, 2017 vampircuadecuc pere portabella, 1971 october 31, 2017 sean gilman in 1970, jesus franco made count dracula, a vampire movie starring christopher lee, klaus kinski and herbert lom. A new filmed introduction with writer and curator by william fowler. A major figure of spanish cinema, pere portabellas contributions have included a variety of roles such as coproducing bunuels viridiana, but most importantly as the director of a number of groundbreaking films from the 1960s and 1970s. The strange vice of mrs wardh 1971 720p bluray dd2. A documentary following the filming of francos cheap international dracula adaptation nachts, wenn dracula erwacht 1970, cuadecuc vampir oneups its subject in both style and content selection. The film includes makingof footage from the set of jesus jess francos 1970 cult film count dracula, starring christopher lee. Booklet featuring a new essay on the film by journalist stanley schtinter. The first encounter takes place during world war i, and the second during world war ii. He was allowed seemingly unrestricted access to the production, and the finished film includes a lot of things youd expect from a behindthescenes documentary. 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. Cuadecuc isnt an allegory for the stresses of filmmaking, politics, or anything else that would require us to think.
Filmed on the set of francos cult film count dracula starring christopher lee, vampircuadecuc mixes. Vampir cuadecuc 1971 presented from a new hd restoration from original materials. Jan 19, 2016 vatos locos full movie, hd, crime, thriller, english, gangster mafia film full free movies duration. 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. A specialist in documentaries and short films, portabella used the opportunity to film moody, grainy, blackand. This experimental version of the bram stoker classic was shot on the set of jesus francos count dracula, featuring christopher lee.
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. Avantgarde, experimental and largely dialoguefree spanish documentary shot during the making of jess francos count dracula, starring christopher lee. The strange vice of mrs wardh 1971 1080p bluray dd2. Portabella dissects the dracula movie, using it as a metaphor for the magic and suspension of disbelief that go into the audience. Werner herzog, arnaud desplechin, christophe honore i kiyoshi kuro. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Cuadecuc, vampir 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. Vampira also features an exceptional ensemble featuring caridad sanchez, joanne quintas, lorli villanueva, boy 2 quizon and ms.
Initially a documentary about the making of jess francos count dracula a 1970 vampire movie starring christopher lee, cuadecuc, vampir presents an intervention. 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. 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. A scene from pere portabellas 1970 experimental feature cuadecuc, vampir. He managed to get permission to film the making of jess dracula and the footage shot is what forms vampir cuadecuc, an experimental makingof documentary. It was shot on the set of jesus francos count dracula, starring. With christopher lee, herbert lom, soledad miranda, jack taylor. Vampircuadecuc pere portabella, 1971 seattle screen scene. The return of the vampire is a horror film released in 1943 by columbia pictures. 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. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. He was allowed seemingly unrestricted access to the production, and the finished film includes a lot of things youd.
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 cuadecuc vampir vampir cuadecuc vampir cuadecuc. Cuadecuc, vampir 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. May, 20 cuadecuc isnt an allegory for the stresses of filmmaking, politics, or anything else that would require us to think. Marical soriano plays cara who was let with a grave mission to break the horrible curse that has been keeping her family lurking in the dark for a very long time. I have uploaded these scenes in higher quality here.
Pere portabellas 1971 cuadecuc, vampir isnt quite the typical entry, though. A silent film with a musical score until the end scene, cuadecuc vampir reminds me of the simultaneous silent productions of early talking pictures made in the late 1920s and early 1930s, when some movie theatres had yet to transition to the equipment required to screen talkies. Jan 17, 2011 a scene from pere portabellas 1970 experimental feature cuadecuc, vampir. Oct 26, 2017 as such, pere portabellas vampircuadecuc exists in the space between those frames of dreaming. 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 fiction nor nonfiction. 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. One of the remarkable things about vampir cuadecuc is that portabella created this strange, spiky subversion of francos film with francos full blessing. Vampire, experimental, barcelona school, essay film. Cuadecuc, vampir is part of the vampire movies subgenres, check out more movies like this one. Christopher lee, herbert lom, soledad miranda, jack taylor. This experimental making of documentary and investigation into the myth of the vampire. What we have with vampir cuadecuc is a curiously powerful, abstract experiment, some of which looks very impressive in a noirish kind of way, and some of it simply showing actors rehearsing and effects being applied. It reminds me of 1932s vampyr in that the imagery is stark and sombre and disconnected, but ultimately very moody.
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