Jonathan (Hans W. Geissendörfer, 1970)

May

26

World Dracula Day

Siring the mortals. DP: Robby Müller.

A vampire for World Dracula Day

This deeply political, unpleasant interpretation of Stoker's Dracula can not not be seen against the backdrop of political movements like the #RAF and West-Germany's youth revolting against the failed #Denazification that the country underwent under supervision of the Allied occupying forces.

Note the usage of colour and grouping of people; Klaus Mann's Mephisto (1981) borrowed quite a few visuals from Jonathan.

#Bales2025FilmChallenge #WorldDraculaDay #HansWGeissendörfer #BramStoker #JürgenJung #HansDieterJendreyko #PaulAlbertKrumm #RolandKovac #RobbyMüller #vampires #horror #politics #BookAdaptation #WestGermany #1970s ★★★½

Dracula for Sony Betamax in 1978.

#WorldDraculaDay

Happy birthdays to Dracula (the novel, published 5/26/1897) and Peter Cushing (the actor, born 5/26/1913)!

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🧛‍♂️ Oggi celebriamo il World Dracula Day! Dal mito di Vlad Tepes al capolavoro di Bram Stoker, il principe delle tenebre continua a incantarci con il suo fascino oscuro. Sei pronto a immergerti nel mondo gotico di Dracula? #Dracula #worlddraculaday #giornatamondialedracula #perfettamentechic

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