The Vourdalak
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| Directed by | Adrien Beau |
| Screenplay by | Hadrien Bouvier Adrien Beau |
| Starring | Kacey Mottet Klein Ariane Labed |
| Cinematography | David Chizallet |
| Edited by | Alan Jobart |
| Music by | Maïa Xifaras Martin Le Nouvel |
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| Country | France |
The Vourdalak (French: Le Vourdalak) is a 2023 French horror-drama film co-written and directed by Adrien Beau, at his feature film debut. It premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Plot
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Cast
- Kacey Mottet Klein as Marquis Jacques Antoine Saturnin d’Urfe
- Ariane Labed as Sdenka
- Grégoire Colin as Jegor
- Vassili Schneider as Piotr
- Claire Duburcq as Anja
- Gabriel Pavie as Vlad
- Erwan Ribard
Production
The film is based on the 1839 Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy's gothic novella by The Family of the Vourdalak.[1][2] It is shot in Super 16mm.[3] The soundtrack is inspired to Nino Rota's score in Fellini's Casanova.[3]
Release
The film premiered in the International Critics' Week section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[4]
References
- ^ Hunter, Allan (3 September 2023). "'The Vourdalak': Venice Review". Screen International. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Bell, Nicholas (3 September 2023). "Le Vourdalak - 2023 Venice Film Festival Review". IONCINEMA.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (28 July 2023). "French Director Adrien Beau's Venice-Bound 'Vourdalak' Promises Offbeat Tale of the 'Original Vampire'". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (3 September 2023). "Review: The Vourdalak". Cineuropa. Retrieved 9 September 2023.