Color me Intrigued with this Black & White shot Epic with a Cretenious plot. The Screenplay drafts an Allegory between Vampirism with Power & Politics, and how its a souless void ready to feed off anyone under its grasp.
Augusto (whom from here on will be called Count Chocula or CC) is a Man past his prime, past his wits & way past his will to live - As a Discliplined Soldier, A commanding Leader & the sole Patriach of his home for the last 250 years. CC has lost his apetite for juicy necks & beastly urge to Hunt to the point he is refusing to consume Blood. Obsessively letting go of a life that has been tiring, boring & disappointed lately - a thought not shared by his family, who still wait in line to be turned vampires themselves, yet demands & relishes to be called El Conde / The Count, by them.
With some Chilean History, English Narration in a language film, Nuns with an Exorcism over mind & Margaret Thatcher -- this Avant Garde Western is able to mix The Spicy Family Drama & Slice of (un) Life with Dark Chocolaty Humour.
The Sombre with the hints of Malignant Classical music, and the masterfully shot scene of a Vampire's flight near the end of the movie cements the movie as a nomination for this year's Oscar.
Augusto (whom from here on will be called Count Chocula or CC) is a Man past his prime, past his wits & way past his will to live - As a Discliplined Soldier, A commanding Leader & the sole Patriach of his home for the last 250 years. CC has lost his apetite for juicy necks & beastly urge to Hunt to the point he is refusing to consume Blood. Obsessively letting go of a life that has been tiring, boring & disappointed lately - a thought not shared by his family, who still wait in line to be turned vampires themselves, yet demands & relishes to be called El Conde / The Count, by them.
With some Chilean History, English Narration in a language film, Nuns with an Exorcism over mind & Margaret Thatcher -- this Avant Garde Western is able to mix The Spicy Family Drama & Slice of (un) Life with Dark Chocolaty Humour.
The Sombre with the hints of Malignant Classical music, and the masterfully shot scene of a Vampire's flight near the end of the movie cements the movie as a nomination for this year's Oscar.