The Vourdalak

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The Vourdalak

Released Jun 28, 2024

1h 30m

Fantasy

Drama

Horror

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When the Marquis d'Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, is attacked and abandoned in the remote countryside, he finds refuge at an eerie, isolated manor. The resident family, reluctant to take him in, exhibits strange behavior as they await the imminent return of their father, Gorcha. But what begins simply as strange quickly devolves into a full-fledged nightmare when Gorcha returns, seemingly no longer himself.... Adapted from a novella that predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by over half a century, The Vourdalak is an atmospheric, unexpected, sensorial experience that will leave you reeling and giddy in equal measure.

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Critics Consensus

A visually sumptuous gothic tale with intriguing subtext flowing through its veins, The Vourdalak is a memorably stylish debut for director Adrien Beau.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

... Delightfully skewed. The movie puts the dead in deadpan.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 19, 2024

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

A delirious and oddly agreeable stopover.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 10, 2024

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Flippant humor slowly gives way to an unavoidable onslaught of anxiety that overwhelmed my senses, leading to haunting final images I will uncomfortably savor for quite some time.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 26, 2024

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Romey Norton

Film Focus Online

The Vourdalak is a quirky, slightly bizarre, Gothic comedy. The artistic exploration of Gothic horror makes this film a splendid and strange surprise.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 15, 2024

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Spleeny Dotson

Starburst

Sparse, tense, and claustrophobic, if you can get past the spooky puppet, The Vourdalak is a solid addition to cinema’s eternally bulging vampire canon.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 6, 2024

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MontiLee Stormer

MovieReelist.com

This story is pulled from oral myths and superstition where the undead walk in the daylight, and the signs of sickness aren’t silver and mirrors, but saliva and shadows.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Tyler B

This is without a doubt, one of the greatest whimsical style horror movies.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/25

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Orlando C

What an interminable load of crap! What movie did everybody see? How are both critic and audience reviews so positive? All this needed were balloons to go with the crying clown. Was this thing shot through a submarine porthole? This "movie" would be better suited on a theater stage than on celluloid. Nothing but pompous, art house classic French cinema. One star for the puppet though. Yes, a puppet was a main character. WTF? lol.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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jeff l

A very pleasant surprise. It has a quirkiness and creepiness that is very unique for such a low-key movie. Brilliant direction and the lead actor was spectacular, but the whole cast was great.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Abro A

Great film! Very spooky!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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Audience Member

Great movie! Very creepy and unsettling. Love this kind of Vampire stuff!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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Audience Member

Great! Very quirky but unique. It felt very different from your standard vampire film. The puppet is kinda silly but Worth a watch for sure.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Marquis Jacques Antoine Saturnin d'Urfé

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Synopsis

When the Marquis d'Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, is attacked and abandoned in the remote countryside, he finds refuge at an eerie, isolated manor. The resident family, reluctant to take him in, exhibits strange behavior as they await the imminent return of their father, Gorcha. But what begins simply as strange quickly devolves into a full-fledged nightmare when Gorcha returns, seemingly no longer himself.... Adapted from a novella that predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by over half a century, The Vourdalak is an atmospheric, unexpected, sensorial experience that will leave you reeling and giddy in equal measure.

Director: Adrien Beau
Producer: Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin
Screenwriter: Adrien Beau, Hadrien Bouvier, Hadrien Bouvier, Adrien Beau
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Les Films du Bal, Master Movie Productions
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 30m

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