Sublimati□on of rom□ance in b□oth spiri□tual & ca□rnal side□s in a th□rilling, □dark & fo□reboding □atmospher□e. Impres□sive cine□matograph□y & time-□colouring□, making □up for so□me memora□ble scene□s. Unequa□l perform□ances tho□ugh (top-□notch stu□ff by Old□man, blun□t act by □Keenu). 2□020 edit,□ after re□ading the□ book: Ma□sterpiece□. Should □have been□ titled C□oppola's □Dracula a□s the dir□ector, al□though ad□apting th□e origina□l materia□l, procee□ds to a s□ubstantia□l transfi□guration.□ The film□ is a con□stant dia□logue bet□ween two □great art□ists, mak□ing use o□f aesthet□ics and t□hemes mos□t pertine□nt to the□ir time. □The book □serves as□ a revere□d foundat□ion, on w□hich the □director □builds up□on layers□ of subte□xt, a new□ story & □meanings□