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NADJA

1995 US HMDB
September 1, 1995

In a contemporary New York City, members of a dysfunctional family of vampires are trying to come to terms with each other, in the wake of their father's death. Meanwhile, they are being hunted by Dr. Van Helsing and his hapless nephew. As in all good vampire movies, forces of love are pitted against forces of destruction.

Directors

Michael Almereyda

Cast

Elina Löwensohn, Suzy Amis, Galaxy Craze, Martin Donovan, Peter Fonda, Karl Geary, Jared Harris, Nic Ratner, Jack Lotz, David Lynch
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REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

An ancient family of vampires finds itself reunited in New York at the bedside of the elderly patriarch of the species, now dying. On their trail is Van Elsing, who, with the help of his nephew, seeks to eliminate these creatures of the night from the face of the earth. Shot in black and white by a director who has David Lynch as a mentor, "Nadja" is a sophisticated fantasy-horror (though there is little that is horrific): soft atmospheres and careful direction, but inexorably slow pacing and a total lack of suspense. It's the kind of film that makes critics happy but bores the public.