The highly gifted winnipeg independent guy maddin takes on his first commissioned featurean adaptation of the royal winnipeg ballets production of. Top movies of 2003 list, best movies 2003 page 21 by. Pages from a virgins diary 2002 starring zhang weiqiang and tara birtwhistle on dvd and bluray. Contentsshow plot in 1897, a visitor from the east, dracula. Pages from a virgins diary takes us magically through gothic places that bram stoker failed to report in a production that is as sexually charged as it is beautifully designed utilizing the music of mahlers first and second symphonies in nonlinear fashion adds a layer of uncertainty and suspense that, like christopher nolans memento, suits this fantastical. Pages from a virgins diary uses and improvises on, and kids, and abuses the style of silent films to record a production of dracula by the royal winnipeg ballet. It was originally filmed as a telefilm for cbc television in canada, but critical and popular acclaim brought it to a united states theatrical release. Como a maioria dos filmes dirigidos por guy maddin, dracula. Pages from a virgins diary emerges not only as one of the best dracula movies ever, but also as one of the best films about the victorian era ranking with the elephant man and topsyturvy.
May 14, 2003 dracula, pages from a virgins diary was originally produced for canadian television. The film is poetic and erotic, creepy and melodramatic, overwrought and sometimes mocking, as if f. Though he cheats by adding certain sound effects, maddin slavishly recreates a period where film was driven purely by images, with intertitles. Pages from a virgins diary takes us magically through gothic places that bram stoker failed to report in a production that is as sexually charged as it is beautifully designed. Dracula, pages from a virgins diary by guy maddin guy. Pages from a virgins diary to your school or library. Commissioned by canadian television to adapt the royal winnipeg ballets interpretation of bram stokers dracula, maddin instead came up with this defiantly cinematic feverdream that. Pages from a virgin s diary is a dance film like no other. In 2002, canadian film director guy maddin released his screen adaptation of the royal winnipeg ballets version of the counts tale, a ballet set to the music of gustav mahler and titled dracula. Pages from a virgins diary is a gothic grand guignol of the notorious count and his bodice ripped. Designed like a mad hybrid of early soviet montage and the baroque touches of german expressionists, dracula. Dracula pages from a virgins diary is the royal winnipeg ballets take on bram stokers dracula brought to screen in the form of a silent film in 2003 by canadian director guy maddin with an asian count dracula played by weiqiang zhang, and titles that jump off the screen as from a comic book at times. Calculated based on members top movie list and ratings. Like most of maddins films, dracula, pages from a virgins diary is shot in the silent film tradition, complete with title cards and mimicking special effects of the era, such as tinted screen color, shadow play, and vaseline smeared on the camera lens to create a blurry effect.
Maddin elected to shoot the dance film in a fashion uncommon for such films, through closeups and using jump cuts. Pages from a virgins diary was released theatrically in 2003 due to. Apr 28, 2009 dracula, pages from a virgins diary 2002 guy maddins ballet version of dracula. Ratings info contains moderate violence and horror. Dracula, pages from a virgins diary is no ersatz murnau film, however, but an experimental combination of dance, theater and film. Pages from a virgins diary is a silent version of author bram stokers dracula that also incorporates many balletoriented scenes. Pages from a virgins diary takes us fantastically through gothic places that bram stoker failed to report in a production that is as sexually charged as it is beautifully designed. Pages from a virgin s diary is a 2002 horror film directed by guy maddin. Pages from a virgins diary is a sumptuous caccophony of talent. Pag es from a virgins diary for cbcs opening night, guy madden creates an expressionistic curio every bit as playful as his minimasterpiece heart of the world though certainly nowhere near as consistently engaging. Beautifully transposing the royal winnipeg ballets interpretation of bram stokers classic vampire yarn from stage to screen, guy maddin has forged a sumptuous. Dracula, pages from a virgins diary is cult director guy maddins first feature film in six years, and his latest outing since the heart of the world, his justly celebrated short from 2000. In this ballet version of bram stokers classic vampire tale, dracula zhang weiqiang arrives in london and performs a.
The dancers embody the characters, express emotion with. Dec 12, 2003 despite the extreme, extreme familiarity of the source material and the stuffy associations of the ballet form, guy maddins dracula. Guy maddins film is a richly sensuous and dreamy interpretation of dracula. He seduces us with his facsimile of the herkyjerky gothic style of nosferatu. Dracula pages from a virgins diary guy maddin exceedingly curious on paper, guy maddins latest feature is a giddily addictive jawdropper in the form of a ballet adaptation shot for canadian television by a director with little apparent interest in dance or, for that matter, television. Directors guy maddin cast includes zhang weiqiang, tara britwhistle, david moroni, cindymarie small, johnny a. It was originally filmed as a telefilm for cbc television in canada, but critical and popular acclaim brought it to a.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Pages from a virgins diary is a reliably unhinged exponent of maddins antiquarian vision. Filmcrave s top movies of 2003 includes spun, veronica guerin, dracula. Pages from a virgins diary is also available on dvd as part of the quintessential guy maddin box set.
Pages from a virgins diary 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Like most of maddins films, dracula, pages from a virgins diary is filmed in a style that imitates late 1920s and early 1930s cinema. In such a peculiar film, in which so many things fight for the spotlight be. Pages from a virgins diary official trailer hd stage. I wouldnt have guessed that my favorite would turn out to be a ballet made in the style from the silent film era, but it has. May 16th, 2003 not yet rated 1 hr 15 min plot summary.
Pages from a virgins diary is a 2002 horror film directed by guy maddin. Despite the extreme, extreme familiarity of the source material and the stuffy associations of the ballet form, guy maddins dracula. Lucy was just adequately wicked and looked like a complete bitch. It is a silent interpretation of the royal winnipeg ballet s take of bram stoker s dracula. Pages from a virgins diary silent now on your favorite device. It is a silent interpretation of the royal winnipeg ballets take of bram stokers dracula. A cinematic version of the royal winnipeg ballets adaptation of bram stokers gothic novel dracula. Pages from a virgins diary, 2003, directed by guy maddin, with zhang weiqiang, tara birtwhistle, david moroni, at turner classic movies. Dracula ii 2003 a sequel to wes cravens dracula 2000. Pag es from a virgins diary is a gothic grand guignol of the notorious count and his bodiceripped victims, fringed with the expressionistic strains of gustav mahler. Pages from a virgins diary critics consensus guy maddins film is a richly sensuous and dreamy interpretation of dracula that reinvigorates the genre. Its a wonder that unique auteur maddin took so long to delve into the horror realm that was a showcase for the german expressionism of the silent era. En londres estan ocurriendo unos sucesos muy extranos.
Like most of maddins films which are filmed in a style that imitates early talkie films, dracula, pages from a virgins diary is shot in silent film tradition complete with title cards and some mimicked special effects of the time such as tinted screen color, shadow play, and vaseline on the camera lens to. What fresh interpretations of the story does guy maddins film of the ballet version deliver. Pages from a virgins diary is a gothic grand guignol of the notorious count and his bodiceripped. Pages from a virgins diary came with great expectations attached. Dracula, pages from a virgins diary was originally produced for canadian television. After reading bram stokers novel dracula, ive been seeking out a bunch of movie adaptations of it. Dracula pages from a virgins diary british board of. Pag es from a virgins diary, however, the very pull of maddins aesthetic has a paradoxical effect. It is an atmospheric, gothic work full of dance and eroticism, accompanied by gustav. Pages from a virgins diary won an international emmy award and was released theatrically to great acclaim. Aug 06, 2014 2002 guy maddin, tara birtwhistle, zhang weiqiang. Top movies of 2003 list, best movies 2003 page 21 by filmcrave.
My two principle reactions to the film were surprise and delight. This film is shot in silent film tradition complete with title cards and some mimicked special effects of the time such as tinted screen color. Pages from a virgins diary, he begins with the royal winnipeg ballets stage production of dracula, choreographed and produced by mark godden, and takes it through a series of transformations into something that looks a lot like a silent film but feels like avantgarde theater. This trifecta makes for a once in a lifetime opportunity in viewing this film, for every time you watch it, something different takes the lead. Dracula, pages from a virgins diary 2002 guy maddins ballet version of dracula. Pages from a virgins diary, avantgarde canadian filmmaker guy maddin brings the royal. Wright, stephane leonard, matthew johnson, keir knight, brent neale, stephanie ballard, sarah murphydyson, carrie broda, gail stefanek.
In 2002 maddin filmed the royal winnipeg ballets performance of mark goddens ballet dracula for canadian tv and the resulting film, dracula. In the counts latest and most arthouse outing, dracula. Pages from a virgins diary is available to watch free on tubi tv and stream, download on demand at amazon prime, fandor online. Dracula pages from a virgin s diary is the royal winnipeg ballets take on bram stokers dracula brought to screen in the form of a silent film in 2003 by canadian director guy maddin with an asian count dracula played by weiqiang zhang, and titles that jump off the screen as from a comic book at times. In 2002, canadian film director guy maddin released his screen adaptation of the royal winnipeg ballet s version of the count s tale, a ballet set to the music of gustav mahler and titled dracula. The filiming angles are brilliant, the dancers are unequalled, and the scenery and costumes are divine. A ballet rendition of bram stokers dracula, stylized as an expressionistic silent film.