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Pages from a virgins diary is a sumptuous caccophony of talent. 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. The dancers embody the characters, express emotion with. 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. Like most of maddins films, dracula, pages from a virgins diary is filmed in a style that imitates late 1920s and early 1930s cinema. Pages from a virgin s diary 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Pages from a virgins diary official trailer hd stage. It is an atmospheric, gothic work full of dance and eroticism, accompanied by gustav. Pages from a virgins diary 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pag es from a virgins diary, however, the very pull of maddins aesthetic has a paradoxical effect. Top movies of 2003 list, best movies 2003 page 21 by. 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. The filiming angles are brilliant, the dancers are unequalled, and the scenery and costumes are divine. Apr 28, 2009 dracula, pages from a virgins diary 2002 guy maddins ballet version of dracula. Pages from a virgins diary silent now on your favorite device. Aug 06, 2014 2002 guy maddin, tara birtwhistle, zhang weiqiang. A ballet rendition of bram stokers dracula, stylized as an expressionistic silent film. Dracula, pages from a virgins diary by guy maddin guy. My two principle reactions to the film were surprise and delight. 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.

Contentsshow plot in 1897, a visitor from the east, dracula. Dracula ii 2003 a sequel to wes cravens dracula 2000. Maddin elected to shoot the dance film in a fashion uncommon for such films, through closeups and using jump cuts. 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 critics consensus guy maddins film is a richly sensuous and dreamy interpretation of dracula that reinvigorates the genre. It is a silent interpretation of the royal winnipeg ballet s take of bram stoker s dracula. En londres estan ocurriendo unos sucesos muy extranos. Pages from a virgins diary is a gothic grand guignol of the notorious count and his bodice ripped. Dracula, pages from a virgins diary is no ersatz murnau film, however, but an experimental combination of dance, theater and film. 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. Pages from a virgin s diary is a 2002 horror film directed by guy maddin. A cinematic version of the royal winnipeg ballets adaptation of bram stokers gothic novel dracula.

And maybe thats why when it fails, it fails miserably and completely. Pages from a virgins diary is also available on dvd as part of the quintessential guy maddin box set. 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. Como a maioria dos filmes dirigidos por guy maddin, dracula. It was originally filmed as a telefilm for cbc television in canada, but critical and popular acclaim brought it to a. Pages from a virgins diary came with great expectations attached. 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. Filmcrave s top movies of 2003 includes spun, veronica guerin, 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. Beautifully transposing the royal winnipeg ballets interpretation of bram stokers classic vampire yarn from stage to screen, guy maddin has forged a sumptuous. Pages from a virgin s diary is a dance film like no other. Directors guy maddin cast includes zhang weiqiang, tara britwhistle, david moroni, cindymarie small, johnny a. 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. Pages from a virgins diary was released theatrically in 2003 due to.

Pages from a virgins diary, 2003, directed by guy maddin, with zhang weiqiang, tara birtwhistle, david moroni, at turner classic movies. Ratings info contains moderate violence and horror. May 14, 2003 dracula, pages from a virgins diary was originally produced for canadian television. Dec 12, 2003 despite the extreme, extreme familiarity of the source material and the stuffy associations of the ballet form, guy maddins dracula. 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. 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 2002 starring zhang weiqiang and tara birtwhistle on dvd and bluray. In such a peculiar film, in which so many things fight for the spotlight be. Dracula, pages from a virgins diary 2002 guy maddins ballet version of dracula.

Despite the extreme, extreme familiarity of the source material and the stuffy associations of the ballet form, guy maddins 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. Pages from a virgins diary is a 2002 horror film directed by guy maddin. Dracula pages from a virgins diary british board of. After reading bram stokers novel dracula, ive been seeking out a bunch of movie adaptations of it. Dracula 3, legacy 2004 the third in the series of dracula movies that wes craven produced. Though he cheats by adding certain sound effects, maddin slavishly recreates a period where film was driven purely by images, with intertitles. Lucy was just adequately wicked and looked like a complete bitch. Pages from a virgins diary to your school or library. 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.

Wright, stephane leonard, matthew johnson, keir knight, brent neale, stephanie ballard, sarah murphydyson, carrie broda, gail stefanek. In the counts latest and most arthouse outing, dracula. The highly gifted winnipeg independent guy maddin takes on his first commissioned featurean adaptation of the royal winnipeg ballets production of. 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. May 16th, 2003 not yet rated 1 hr 15 min plot summary. What fresh interpretations of the story does guy maddins film of the ballet version deliver. 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. 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. Pages from a virgins diary, avantgarde canadian filmmaker guy maddin brings the royal. Pages from a virgins diary is a silent version of author bram stokers dracula that also incorporates many balletoriented scenes.

Dracula, pages from a virgins diary was originally produced for canadian television. He seduces us with his facsimile of the herkyjerky gothic style of nosferatu. In 2002 maddin filmed the royal winnipeg ballets performance of mark goddens ballet dracula for canadian tv and the resulting film, dracula. 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. In this ballet version of bram stokers classic vampire tale, dracula zhang weiqiang arrives in london and performs a.

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. The film is poetic and erotic, creepy and melodramatic, overwrought and sometimes mocking, as if f. Pages from a virgins diary is a reliably unhinged exponent of maddins antiquarian vision. It is a silent interpretation of the royal winnipeg ballets take of bram stokers dracula. Pages from a virgins diary is a gothic grand guignol of the notorious count and his bodiceripped. Designed like a mad hybrid of early soviet montage and the baroque touches of german expressionists, dracula. Pages from a virgins diary won an international emmy award and was released theatrically to great acclaim. Top movies of 2003 list, best movies 2003 page 21 by filmcrave. Guy maddins film is a richly sensuous and dreamy interpretation of dracula. Starring zhang weiqiang, tara birtwhistle, david moroni, cindymarie small, johnny wright. Pages from a virgins diary 2003 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.

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. Pages from a virgins diary looks as if its been unearthed from a time capsule circa 1925. Calculated based on members top movie list and ratings. 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. 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. 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. Fleeting parts of this blackandwhite film move with that same immediacy and poetry as the heart of the world.