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UNITED STATES · 1977
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Synopsis
A young man, convinced he's a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvanian town, where he tries to suppress his bloodlust.
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We were obviously trying to be true to the legend, but at the same time we wanted to do a contemporary story. We looked at Nosferatu a lot, just for the feel of it. We wanted a film that had that same kind of creepy, almost elegant look.
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vampirism · mental illness · isolation · small-town life · obsession
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