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Nadja

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After her father, Dracula, is killed, vampire Nadja (Elina Lowensohn) launches a feud against her father's murderer, Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Fonda). Nadja begins her revenge by attempting to seduce Van Helsing's daughter, Lucy (Galaxy Craze). But Van Helsing has also recruited Lucy's twin brother (Jared Harris), his son (Martin Donovan) and his other children to bring down the vampires. As the family conspires against Nadja, she proves that she won't be so easily defeated.
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Nadja approaches the Dracula legend from an idiosyncratic angle - and with just enough visual style to overcome uneven storytelling.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 10/08/2018
In the title role of Michael Almereyda's "Nadja," an elegant, witty but also sometimes tedious spin on the legend of Dracula, Elina Lowensohn is a black-caped beauty with a bold Frida Kahlo face. Go to Full Review Kim Newman Empire Magazine 10/20/2009
2/5
Not without interest, but less satisfying than even an average Hammer horror. Go to Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 10/20/2009
This offbeat horror item works much better as a dreamy mood piece with striking poetic images and as a semicomic appreciation of a few quintessential low-budget actors than as straight-ahead storytelling. Go to Full Review Nadine Smith them. 10/27/2022
An underseen gem of New York independent cinema, Michael Almereyda’s Nadja fully brings the lesbian vampire film into the 1990s, coating its seedy exploitation heart with an arthouse finish. Go to Full Review Film4 10/20/2009
This idiosyncratic take on the genre is as much concerned with ordinary family dynamics as the absurdity of its characters' demonic existence. Go to Full Review TV Guide 10/20/2009
It may not make much sense, but it never looks less than fabulous. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/24/2020 a film that has a good script but the characters are very bad. See more 11/08/2018 Nadja opens in modern-day Manhattan, where there are apparently all sorts of vampires and zombies roaming around. One such is the venerable Dracula (although he doesn't last more than ten minutes into the film), while others include his daughter Nadja and her twin brother Edgar.Dr. Van Helsing a nutcase vampire-killer acting like an aging hippie who dropped too much acid during the '60s, has driven a stake through Dracula's heart and is now after the kids. Helping him in his quest is his nephew. Nadja is atmospheric and the deadpan tongue in cheek humor serves it well but the film is too mashed up in various genres to really stand out. However, this is a good, rarely known Vampire movie that will be a good entertainment option for the night. See more 06/24/2015 Simply disappointing. Unfortunately, as much as I'd like to dig David Lynch productions, they are hit and miss. The story is basically a remake of Dracula's Daughter with far worse acting. Martin Donavan plays the same east coast White guy he plays in every movie he's in. The grunge/riot girl Lucy was a daring move, but it falls flat because of the complete lack of charisma of the actress. The lead actress was ok, but did not have enough gravitas to balance something this lightweight and silly. And whats up with the cinematography??? It looks like a 1980's perfume commercial. Terrible flick. See more 05/08/2015 A fascinating twist on the vampire movie meme. Well acted, with a substantial degree of tongue-in-cheek humor. Atmospheric and dreamlike. Too talky by far. But, for a vampire movie fan, worth watching. See more 04/11/2015 I wanted to like it, but it just fails to work. However, best use of a Portishead song. See more 04/05/2014 Extremely frightening like everything else David Lynch is involved in. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Almereyda

Director

Elina Löwensohn

Nadja

Jared Harris

Edgar

Peter Fonda

Dracula

Suzy Amis

Cassandra

Galaxy Craze

Lucy

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Synopsis After her father, Dracula, is killed, vampire Nadja (Elina Lowensohn) launches a feud against her father's murderer, Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Fonda). Nadja begins her revenge by attempting to seduce Van Helsing's daughter, Lucy (Galaxy Craze). But Van Helsing has also recruited Lucy's twin brother (Jared Harris), his son (Martin Donovan) and his other children to bring down the vampires. As the family conspires against Nadja, she proves that she won't be so easily defeated.
Director
Michael Almereyda
Producer
Mary Sweeney, Amy Hobby
Screenwriter
Michael Almereyda
Production Co
Kino Link Company
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 25, 1995, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 27, 2005
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround
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