Argento's Dracula

Starring: Thomas Kretschmann, Marta Gastini, Asia Argento, et al.

Horror master Dario Argento returns with a bloody, luridly creepy 3D version of the classic vampire tale, drenched in gore and sex. An unsuspecting Englishman arrives in Transylvania, lured by a job with a local nobleman. But the undead Count Dracula's real target is the man's innocent young wife. Featuring the iconic Rutger Hauer as vampire hunter Van Helsing and the inimitable Asia Argento (the director's own daughter) as a local all-too-eager to fall under the Count's sway.

• Format: Blu-ray
• Language: English
• UPC: 030306192192
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: NR
• Publisher: Cooking Vinyl
• Director: Dario Argento
• Starring: Thomas Kretschmann, Marta Gastini, Asia Argento, Unax Ugalde, Miriam Giovanelli, Rutger Hauer, Maria Cristina Heller, Augusto Zucchi, Franco Guido Ravera, Francesco Rossini
• Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: import
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.9" x 0.4" x 5.6"

Customer Reviews

The life of the librarian has its complexities.

Jonathan Harker (Unax Ugalde) is employed by our old friend Count Dracula (Thomas Kretschmann), who has taken many forms in countless movies. The job is to catalog a library that any book lover would lust after. Little did Jonathan know that the count had ulterior motives and a design on Jonathan’s wife, Nina (Marta Gastini). Meanwhile, back at the ranch (Oops, village), local peasant girl Tanja (Miriam Giovanelli), who likes to show off her birthday suit, becomes vampire chow and soon joins the undead. She is not bad-looking, but all we remember are her fangs that stand out from the rest of her accouterments. We get a few more looks at the library of leather-bound books, and what is that on Nina’s dress? No, not blood but ink. Is it significant? People are being dispatched right and left. “Who you gonna call?” Yep, it is Abraham Van Helsing himself (Rutger Hauer at 69 years old). He is protected because he is a “cross” dresser. This gets the ex-Lucy Kisslinger (Asia Argento) all “fired” up. Who will win in this eternal fight? The person who rented the film instead of buying it. Be sure to watch the DVD extras to add a dimension to the viewing experience. You get to see a Theremin. Options for English or Spanish subtitles. I wonder if those were real books and what they did with them after the movie?