Description: Set in 1922 in Eastern Europe, the filming of a classic vampire movie is put on hold amid sinister rumours... The cast and crew seem to be dropping down dead at a quick rate.
Description Set in 1922 in Eastern Europe, the filming of a classic vampire movie is put on hold amid sinister rumours... The cast and crew seem to be dropping down dead at a quick rate.
Credits
Producer:
Nicolas Cage
Editorial Reviews "...A movie lover's movie....Dafoe's portrayal of vampire Schreck is remarkable -- frightening and funny and completely sui generis..." Premiere - p.24-26 - Glenn Kenny (12/01/2000)
"...[A] stylish pastiche....[Dafoe] gives a breathtaking performance..." Movieline - p.39 - Stephen Farber (12/01/2000)
"...[A] delicious premise....[Dafoe's] exciting performance shades terrifying thirst with poignant, century-old tristesse..." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly - p.57 - Lisa Schwarzbaum (01/12/2001)
"...SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE stands witness to the enduring iconic potency of the great classics of the horror genre..." Sight and Sound - p.50-1 - Philip Kemp (02/01/2001)
"...Dafoe's Schreck combines crazy dignity, towering presence and an unstoppable blood lust to create the kind of presence you just don't see every day..." Los Angeles Times - p.F1 - Kenneth Turan (12/29/2000)