This 1979 film is the second feature in El reflejo del vampiro cycle (and the last one I was able to watch). Curiously, just like it was the case with Drácula, there were two versions made, English and German, to avoid dubbing, although this time the same cast was involved. Filmoteca Canaria screened the German-language version in VOSE.
Not exactly a horror movie but it is very atmospheric, stylish and even beautiful (as vampire films go). Bruno Ganz makes a pretty convincing Jonathan Harker, although after watching the final few minutes you might argue otherwise. Isabelle Adjani shines as Pre-Raphaelitesque Lucy — little wonder that even Count Dracula couldn’t resist. On the contrary, the count himself, played by Klaus Kinski, is little more than an (also stylish, but quite repulsive — complete opposite of Villarías’ Dracula, I say) homage to original Nosferatu. My favourite character, however, is still Renfield, here masterfully portrayed by Roland Topor.
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