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This is very possibly the greatest adaptation of Dracula or any other bodice-ripping vampire story in the history of ever.


Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary

Take the silent film magic of Nosferatu and the heightened emotion of ballet and you have the glorious stylings of Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary. Directed by Guy Maddin and starring members of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, it was filmed for Canadian television, but was so popular with viewers and critics alike that it was released in the U.S.

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So, I made a little something. I tried this before last year's BNAT but lost patience with my rudimentary software. I call it "240 Hours of BNAT in (Roughly) 10 Minutes."

Warning:
This is ... marginally not safe for work, mostly due to violence and a brief "beaver flash." Believe me when I say that it could be MUCH more explicit.

Notes/caveats:
- All of the feature-length films that have screened in years past (BNATs 1-10) are represented here (unless the website and wiki lists are inaccurate), plus a few notable shorts, clips, incomplete screenings (such as the Captain Marvel serial), and the legendary Raiders Redux.
- All music used is from something that has screened at BNAT.
- Quality of clips varies, because I don't own every single title (and some I only own on VHS, which I'm not capable at present of transferring to a digital format).
- Quality (or more likely the lack of same) of project due to my non-experience as a filmmaker and aforementioned less-than-stellar software (namely, iMovie '08).


If you've got about ten minutes, click and (hopefully) enjoy. (ETA: Site has ridiculously low embed view limit. Changed privacy settings, so anyone who wants to can see it at the site. Just click on the player to go see it there. SORRY EVERYONE!)



Crossposted to bnatters.