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The Vourdalak



IMDb Info

Release Year: 2023
Runtime: 1h 31m
Country: France
Language: French
Genre Tags: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Plot Summary: Lost in a hostile forest, the Marquis d'Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, finds refuge in the home of a strange family.

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phancy.com rating:

phancy.com notes: Based on a pre-Dracula vampire tale, a fun, low budget, fairy tale with an excellent monster puppet. It's delightfully weird and bloody, with practical effects. Very atmospheric. Filmed in 16mm and set in 18th century France, it almost seems like it was shot then as well.


Outside Reviews:

Tomris Laffly
3 out of 4 stars - rogerebert.com

Despite clocking in at an economical 90 minutes or so, “The Vourdalak” does slow down in parts, making one wonder whether a short is stretched too thin to be feature length. But no matter—Beau confidently indulges in the tale’s gore and heart, dissecting timeless familial dynamics on the side. In that, “The Vourdalak” is bloody, sharp-teethed, and one of the year’s most surprising genre concoctions so far.