Posted 2/06/2026
Directed by Luc Besson, Dracula: A Love Tale (opening nationwide on February 6, 2026) is a lavish, operatic reimagining of Bram Stoker’s classic novel. The film stars Caleb Landry Jones as a 15th-century Prince Vladimir who, after the brutal loss of his beloved wife Elisabeta (Zoë Bleu), renounces God and is cursed with eternal life. Unlike more traditional horror adaptations, Besson’s vision focuses on the Count as a tragic anti-hero hollowed out by grief, wandering through four centuries of loneliness. The narrative peaks in 19th-century Paris, where Dracula discovers Mina—the literal reincarnation of his lost bride—and begins a desperate, blood-soaked crusade to reclaim his past, even as he is hunted by a relentless priest (Christoph Waltz) sworn to end his reign.
The film is a visual tour de force, utilizing a de-saturated, "Flemish painting" aesthetic and over 500 hand-crafted period costumes to bring its gothic world to life. Critics have noted the movie’s unique "romantic madness," featuring an intense, transformative performance by Jones that trades physical imposingness for emotional fragility. With a haunting score by Danny Elfman, the story explores the blurred line between true love and lethal obsession, ultimately questioning whether redemption is possible for a man who has defied heaven for an eternity. While it embraces moments of graphic horror and "splatstick" energy, Dracula: A Love Tale is at its core a sweeping meditation on the impossible weight of memory and the enduring power of a single soul to anchor a man across time.
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