SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (2000).
directed by (unknown).
starring Willem Dafoe, John Malkovich, Cary Elwes, et al.
It was a brilliant conceit: that F. W. Murnau made a "bargain" with a real vampire, pseudonymously known as Max Schreck, in order to more naturalistically film his unauthorized version of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
It was a brilliant trailer: it "sucked" you in, prominently featuring Dafoe camping it up ("I'll eat her later!") as Schreck.
It was a boring film, saved only by Dafoe's hamming.
Posted by at January 29, 2001 05:34 PM