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Bloodsuckers

2022 · 125 min

A droll, talky stroll through a seaside resort where Marxist theory, movie dreams and vampire lust mingle with deadpan absurdity.

Directed by
Julian Radlmaier
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, History
Starring
Alexandre Koberidze, Lilith Stangenberg, Alexander Herbst
Tagline
A Marxist Vampire Comedy
Overview
1928: Lyovuschka, a Soviet worker, is cast in the role of Trotsky for Eisenstein‘s latest film, but quickly finds his dreams of an actor‘s life shattered when Trotsky falls into Stalin‘s disfavor. Exiled from his homeland, he poses as a wealthy baron and finds himself stuck in a glamorous seaside resort in Germany awaiting a barge that will take him to Hollywood. A summer romance kicks off when he meets the eccentric factory owner Octavia Flambow-Jansen - it's just too bad there are vampires around.

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Directed by
Julian Radlmaier
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, History
Starring
Alexandre Koberidze, Lilith Stangenberg, Alexander Herbst
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • ambition
  • love
  • politics
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour7
Realism4
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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