Bram Stoker's Dracula: The Film and the Legend (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook) (Paperback)

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Enthralling. . . an endless dreamscape. . . an astounding array of images, sensations.

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His (Fort's) screenplay features genuine moments of poetry. . . -- Fort Worth Star Telegram

[Copolla's] Dracula is a deliriously imaginative piece of work-- something of his own. -- Wall Street Journal

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Newmarket Press; illustrated edition edition (November 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557041393
• ISBN-13: 978-1557041395
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #124,193 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous account of the film., November 24, 1998

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If you liked this movie, you will like this book even more. It is perhaps one of the best books about the making of a film ever written. You will even get a chance to enjoy the script, and the actors' thoughts. Director Copppola is quoted throughout, as well as the costume designers, and other people involved. However, I felt, as I read through the book, that there was not enough about Gary Oldman, who starred as Dracula. I was looking forward to more of HIS insights than any one else's, for it was HE who brought such new and wonderful emotions to the role. The pictures in the book are wonderful. Drawings and little un-known facts are everywhere, making this truly an interesting read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of My Favorites, October 27, 2003

By	Avid Reader (Franklin, Tn) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Yes, it is slightly campy and overacted but it was a genuine reproduction of the book - only better. The mood, the story, the characters, the castle, I liked it all.

This Dracula is not the violent, blood-thirsty monster featured in so many of these types of movies. Instead, Gary Oldham (what a selection!) is the dark, sensuous eternal phantom, at once mesmerizing and intoxicating. The trick of using a diary is especially effective in this case in that it gives the story some structure. Even Keanu Reeves was good as the helpless husband.

5.0 out of 5 stars Bram Sotker's Dracula, July 9, 2006

By	Jerry A. Shaw "The Redbuccaneer" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The film, Bram Stoker's Dracula, is a wonderful adaptation of Bram Stoker's book. The film follows the book almost faithfully and is fast paced and gripping. This book is a must-have for Dracula fans; and I recommend another book, The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, that, by its title, would not lead a Dracula fan to read it. But, by all means, I highly recommend it and you will not be able to put the book down. The Historian will sweep you off of your feet with its well documented Dracula story.