eVideo
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Cuadecuc Vampir
Year
1971
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
1h 6m
Rating
NR
CC
Performers
Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Soledad Miranda, Jack Taylor
Directed By
Pere Portabella
Written By
Joan Brossa, Pere Portabella
Publication Information
Grasshopper Film
Summary
A major figure of Spanish cinema, Pere Portabella's contributions have included a variety of roles (such as co-producing Buñuel's Viridiana), but most importantly as the director of a number of groundbreaking films from the 1960s and 1970s. Filmed on the set of Franco's cult film Count Dracula starring Christopher Lee, Vampir-Cuadecuc mixes making-of footage with an investigation into the figure of the vampire. Both playful and deadly serious, with high-contrast black-and-white cinematography and an electronic soundtrack.