The most unexpected story of Dracula is resurrected a hundred years later in a labyrinth of Transylvanian crooked mirrors. Russian premiere as part of the contemporary programme of the Festival of Films Regained.
The Death of Dracula
- Date:
- 18–
19 Sep 2025
- Age restrictions
- 18+
2025, Attila Gödri, Gyopár Buzási, Flóra Kovács, Szabolcs Sztercey, Orsolya Orbán, Boglárka Angéla Farkas, Nóra Miklós, Zsófia Makkai
Romania–Hungary–France
60 minutes, silent
Starring: Tibor Pálffy, Enikõ Varga
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A girl is rushed to an insane asylum where her mentally ill father is dying. There, the heroine attracts the attention of an intriguing patient—an imposing gentleman who introduces himself as Dracula and claims to be a vampire.
Shot form The Death of Dracula, 2025
A re-imagination of Károly Lajthay’s original vision of the vampire in the first film Bram Stoker’s famous creation made an appearance in.
— Olaf Möller, International Film Festival Rotterdam
In 1921, Hungarian director Károly Lajtai made the first ever film with Bram Stoker’s character. Death of Dracula failed to reach the audience and was subsequently lost during the Second World War. In 2025, the film was resurrected by young Transylvanian filmmakers using stills from the shoot and a novel based on the original film.
At the opening of the Festival of Films Regained, Death of Dracula will be performed with a live improvisation concert by multi-instrumentalist Sonia Skobeleva.
The 19 September screening will be followed by a talk with composer Michel Montanaro, who will speak about the work on the soundtrack to the film.
