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(1976) Christopher Lee, Bernard Menez, Marie Helene Breillat, Catherine Breillat. What a marvelous film. Lee, in his last screen performance as Dracula, is fantastic as he swings between serious moments of horror and outright comedy. Dracula takes a mortal woman to bear his son. After the son is born, the Count turns mom into a vampire. However, when she can’t make it back to her coffin before sunrise, the Count finds himself stuck with raising the boy himself, which is not an easy task as the young vampire balks at putting the bite on people. Eventually the son decides he wants to make it in the real world, despite his vampirism. Meanwhile dad takes the role of a vampire in a movie production—the producers publicizing him as “the man who thinks he’s a real vampire.” Little do they suspect! There are many moments that will make you laugh out loud. Watch especially for a scene involving rigor mortis and another involving an inflatable doll. Lee looks marvelous with a slightly different hair style. This film in places echoes the same kind of humor as The Fearless Vampire Killers. A must. NOW IN ENGLISH! Gorgeous color, widescreen, from 35mm.
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