Review of Tale of a Vampire (1993) by Corey N — 11 Aug 2007

Alex is a vampire who has been alone for many a century. he yearns for his lost love Virginia and often reminisces about her. when a young girl by the name of Anne begins to work at the library where Alex reads, he cannot help but notice the stark resemblance to her and Virginia.

They become friends, but Alex cannot resist hi urges and kills during the London nighttime and it soon makes the news. as their friendship progresses, a shady character called Edgar comes into the spotlight and reveals some startling truths to Anne about Alex....

A typical nineties movie, this is all style over substance, yet it holds the viewers attention for it's running time. the story is basically a small take on Stokers classic. Vampire walks the earth pining for his lost love, and then someone who looks like her comes into the proceedings.

The cast are fine, especially the three leads, and the story is very easy to follow, but what makes this stand out from other vampire movies is it's stark visuals and haunting soundtrack. sometimes the movie is somewhat depressing, and makes you feel bad to watch it, but you cannot take your eyes off the screen.

If you are into films like blade and John Carpenters Vampires, then stay away from this, you will hate it. but if you like the legend of Dracula and are interested in 'arthouse' movies, then this is for you.