Overview

• The film opened in cinemas on August 14 under its original title Dracula: A Love Tale, directed by Luc Besson and starring Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz and Zoë Bleu with a score by Danny Elfman.
• Official press materials describe the narrative as a deeply emotional love story that transcends centuries and sidelines traditional horror elements.
• Reviews praise the lavish sets, detailed costumes and Danny Elfman’s score while criticizing the film’s derivative plot and occasional kitsch.
• Running 129 minutes with a 16+ age rating, the movie marks Besson’s latest collaboration with Jones following Dogman.
• Diverging reports on the setting have emerged, with some critics placing key scenes in 19th-century London and others in Belle Époque Paris.