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Dracula's Widow

1988, Movie, R, 86 mins

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DRACULA'S WIDOW, the feature film debut of director Christopher Coppola (nephew of Francis Ford Coppola), is an ambitious but disappointing rehash of the Dracula myth. Kristel, the widow of the notorious count, is accidentally shipped from Romania to a Hollywood wax museum. She goes on a killing spree, and world-weary veteran cop Sommer is given the task of tracking down the murderer. Coppola attempts a modern-day film noir, with Sommer's monotone voice introducing the mystery over a montage of flashing neon lights and rain-soaked streets. Giuseppe Macari's cinematography is appropriately moody, and the vivid lighting, inspired by the E.C. horror comics of the 1950s, is occasionally effective, though mostly it's distracting. From time to time Coppola rises above his material by combining stylish camera movements with expressive editing techniques, but despite his technical bravado, the film fails on the crucial level of story content. leave a comment
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