The Vourdalak
Directed byAdrien Beau
Screenplay byHadrien Bouvier
Adrien Beau
StarringKacey Mottet Klein
Ariane Labed
CinematographyDavid Chizallet
Edited byAlan Jobart
Music byMaïa Xifaras
Martin Le Nouvel
Release date
  • September 2, 2023 (2023-09-02) (Venice)
CountryFrance

The Vourdalak (French: Le Vourdalak) is a 2023 French horror-drama film co-written and directed by Adrien Beau, at his feature film debut. It premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film is based on the 1839 Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy's gothic novella by The Family of the Vourdalak.[1][2] It is shot in Super 16mm.[3] The soundtrack is inspired to Nino Rota's score in Fellini's Casanova.[3]

Release

The film premiered in the International Critics' Week section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[4]

References

  1. Hunter, Allan (3 September 2023). "'The Vourdalak': Venice Review". Screen International. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. Bell, Nicholas (3 September 2023). "Le Vourdalak - 2023 Venice Film Festival Review". IONCINEMA.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 Keslassy, Elsa (28 July 2023). "French Director Adrien Beau's Venice-Bound 'Vourdalak' Promises Offbeat Tale of the 'Original Vampire'". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. Lemercier, Fabien (3 September 2023). "Review: The Vourdalak". Cineuropa. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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