Notes on…

Dracula(1931)

Dir. Directed by Tod Browning

Feels incredibly subtle for such an early film; the filmmakers trust the audience is sophisticated enough to understand unsaid and unseen things. A question: what exactly does Van Helsing go back for?

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Synopsis: A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.