Julian Sands, Kenneth Cranham, Marian Diamond

A tragic vampire story unfolds as we meet Alex, a centuries old vampire still mourning the loss of his love Virginia. Then one day, while studying rare books, he gets his first glance at Anne. Reminis...( read more  read more... )cent of Virginia, Anne is mourning the loss of her fiancee to a car fire. But... the meeting of these two solitary mourners, is it just coincidence, or is there a darker, crueler force at work? Sprinkled with bits of poetry from the classic poet Edgar Allen Poe, this movie is tragic, dark, depressing, and romantic in a gothic sense...

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R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Chris Wright, Shimako Sato

Release Date: July 1, 1992

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  • September 14, 2009
    Totally boring and pointless.

    25/100
  • December 18, 2008
    Can you talk about good movie? OMG I loved this movie. It was a bit hard to follow at first but omg talk about awesome movie plus Julian Sands was in it which was good enought for me
  • August 21, 2008
    Well at least so far the blood looks real.. Based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe, Ju;ian Sands stars after 30 odd minuetes I cut watching.. can you say sleep inducing!
  • April 13, 2008
    Julian Sands is a good actor (see-Warlock,Aracnophobia)
  • February 6, 2008
    If you're looking for a typical blood and gore vampire movie then you better look elsewhere. This movie is moody and at times a bit slow but for the most part intriguing. Julian Sands does a wonderful job of portraying the lonely vampire. This movie is dark and atmospheric and...( read more) quite enjoyable if you give it a chance. I give the warning once again that if you're looking for an action vampire movie then stay away from this little gem because it's more of a character study than anything else.
  • January 27, 2008
    brad pitt was great in this show??
  • November 28, 2007
    I get so annoyed by Julian Sands that it makes watching his movies unbearable.

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  • Aritosgold
    March 6, 2008
    Its got Julian Sands in it and thats enough ^^

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