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starring: Julian Sands, Suzanna Hamilton, Kenneth Cranham, Marion Diamond, Michael Kentondirected by: Shimako Sato
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302806649
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 630280664X
Label: Vidmark / Trimark
Manufacturer: Vidmark / Trimark
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Vidmark / Trimark
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 18695
Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
Theatrical Release Date: 1993
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Rating:  - Julian Sands Gives This Vampire Bookworm Eternal Life!
A unique and valuable installment to the vampire canon, hung on the framework of Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe. Sometimes predictable with irreverent music from time to time, slowly paced (not a bad thing), with some rehashing of familiar vampire lore, there are plenty of thrills and unusual, rich imagery to pique the vampire fan's interest. There are many jarring and disturbing images in this film (children and the homeless are not spared as victims) and Julian Sands and Suzanna Hamilton play their ... Read More
Rating:  - Vampire tale of obsession and revenge with a Zen atmosphere?
If Yasujiro Ozu (or perhaps Joseph Losey) had ventured to make a Gothic horror romance, he might have come up with something like "Tale of a Vampire." By ordinary entertainment standards, this movie is soooo slow and ponderous and under-dramatized that it feels like a half-hour television play padded out to feature length. But in spite of its often leaden and mawkish dialogue, hamfisted acting, corny genre trappings, and congealed-syrup pacing, there are a few nice things to recommend about this production. ... Read More
Rating: - Somewhat Bloody, Mostly Moody
Set in contemporary London, England, "Tale of a Vampire" follows Ann (Suzanna Hamilton) and Alex (Julian Sands), two heartbroken strangers whose paths cross inside a large, archaic library where she works and he frequents. For Alex, Ann is the spitting image of his missing lover, Virginia (also played by Ms. Hamilton), who he had made into a vampire more than a century ago, but she has since vanished. To this day, he still misses her immensely and flashes back on her in a few scenes. As for Ann, she finds herself ... Read More
Rating:  - A Brooding, Slow Paced, Film
This is one vampire film you may have trouble getting interested in unless you are a huge fan of slow paced, brooding, gothic fare. The premise is not incredibly new. An ancient vampire finds a lookalike of his long lost love and proceeds to pursue her. Through twists and turns that seem to plod on forever we eventually come to the inevitable conclusion of the movie . . . and how many "happily ever afters" have there been in vampire films? Not your usual fare and incredibly slow paced, the film is interesting ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Love Story!
Julian Sands as Alex the vampire is so emotional. You feel his pain. You feel his heart break. You feel for him when he wants to die and can't. It's an unusual show yes. But, a wonderful love story.
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