Yo soy Dracula!

[gwynnega]

I spent Halloween night with friends in Van Nuys, eating pizza and drinking wine and giving candy to the cavalcade of treat-or-treaters. Then we watched my DVD of the 1931 Spanish-language version of Dracula (filmed at night on the same sets as the Lugosi version). I hadn't seen the film in a few years, and it was even better than I'd remembered, especially the bravura performance of Pablo Alvarez Rubio as Renfield. One of the best Renfields ever! In many ways it's a better film than the Lugosi one (aside from the absence of Lugosi himself), as well as just being a marvelously odd experience seeing an alternate version of the familiar classic.

Today has been rather lethargic, though late this afternoon I finally went to Trader Joe's and did some work on chapter nine. I'll do more revisions this evening. I'm glad to have an extra hour tonight...

Comments

[skogkatt.livejournal.com]

Wow, that sounds really cool! I should try to track down a copy.

[gwynnega]

It is an awesome film.

[herself_nyc]

I finally went to Trader Joe's and did some work on chapter nine

Did you write in produce, or the frozen foods aisle?

[gwynnega]

In the liquor aisle!

[herself_nyc]

message in a bottle? Hee ....

[herself_nyc]

Glug glug!

[gwynnega]

Heeeee.

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

Wow, I had NO IDEA there was such a film. Now I want to see it!

[gwynnega]

I think you would love it.

I just found a little clip from YouTube that compares the two versions of the film:

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

OMG, FANTASTIC! //Nine Altho Bela is the Dracula of my heart, eternally. (Heh.)

[gwynnega]

Yeah, the lack of Bela is really the only weak link in the Mexican film...

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

ALSO, OMG DUDE. DO YOU KNOW J.K. POTTER? IF NOT

http://www.info.jkpotter.com/

http://www.jkpotter.com/page2.html

OMG. SO FANTASTIC AND CREEPY.

HILL HOUSE!

http://www.randomimages.jkpotter.com/page41.html

But this is probably my total favourite:

http://www.fantasypersona.jkpotter.com/page29.html

For some reason it just makes me absurdly happy.

(I found all this b/c he apparently did the cover for Kage Baker's 'Black Projects, White Knights,' and someone at Amazon.com put up an image of that without the lettering and a link to his website, and, omg! I love teh intra-netz!)

[gwynnega]

Oh wow, those are amazing.

[usedtobeljs]

Wow, the film sounds amazing.

[hugs and good thoughts for the writing]

[gwynnega]

It really is an amazing film.

::hugs::

[sovay]

the 1931 Spanish-language version of Dracula (filmed at night on the same sets as the Lugosi version).

I must see this.

[gwynnega]

Yes, you really must!!