Bram Stoker's Dracula Artistic Influences

A supplemental featurette on the 1993 Criterion laserdisc for Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). This one focuses on the artistic influences that shaped the film.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• bram
• stoker
• dracula
• laserdisc
• influences
• symbolist
• symbolism
• pre-production
• criterion

[Vamplis]

Hey have you posted this in the "undead" journal group? If not would you mind if I did, this is awesome!!!

[monsterofmud]

Yes, I did! I've uploaded about 65% of the laserdisc extras there so far over the past year, but never gotten any response to them. After awhile I got discouraged from encoding the remaining ones because no one on the Undead group seemed to care about them, but then again they have gotten a great response here!

[monsterofmud]

You're quite welcome! There are a few more I hope to upload here sometime in the near future.

[Jal8919536]

Do you think you can also post the alternate score by Wojciech Kilar from the collector's edition blueray, please? Thanks.

[monsterofmud]

I'm not sure what you mean; I don't have a Blu Ray player. If it indeed has an alternate score than I can't wait to get one!

[Jal8919536]

It's also available on DVD, so that shouldn't be a problem. ; )

[monsterofmud]

I have all the DVD editions, but have never come across an alternate score. Is it on the newest disc? And how is it accessible? I'm going to be slapping myself silly if I've overlooked a gem such as that.

[balrog13571]

I have to confess I always thought some of the Beauty and the Beast references were very out of place in this version. The part in Lucy's tomb where the candles light themselves was effective, but all those scenes like Mina's tears turning into diamonds and the mirror breaking itself feel silly. It made sense in Beauty and the Beast as the characters were well aware magic was at work, but you'd think Dracula would be more subtle than that. But the movie is hardly the epitome of subtlety anyway.

[froggy9191]

@Vamplis

Hi there, i was wondering if you have a link to the undead journal group?

Cheers :)

[neopocho2002]

thank u so much for posting this exceptional extra material to the masterpiece of movie....

Danke schon ! ! !

[Vamplis]

Meh, my first response didn't work!

Anyways I now recall you posting this, I just find that it takes some more sorting through my files of my brain to recall it lol.

Honestly "Undead" group is really dead, but I definately appreciate any posts. However, I can understand the discouragement!

[antipodkayne]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[Jal8919536]

Yes, it would be on the latest 2007 Collector's Edition release heard on the uncut version of the film.

[Jal8919536]

Yes, it would be on the latest 2007 Collector's Edition.