When the Winnepeg Ballet Company wanted to film a version of 'Dracula:Pages From A Virgin's Diary', what better director could they have chosen but Guy Maddin for the job. As the ballet featured absolutely no dialog, Madin was easily the best choice for the job, as dialog seems to be unnecessary for his films (his inspirations are old German silent expressionist films such as 'The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari & Nosferatu, as well as Soviet directors such as Dziga Vertov, who was responsible for the long running 'Kino Pravda'series, as well as Sergei Eisenstein, who directed such films as 'Alexander Nevsky'). The film's visual look,which at times feels like one is watching this film while experiencing a 110 degree fever dream (while f****d up on magic mushrooms). A DVD screening is probably the best chance of catching this overlooked film (distribution was very limited in this country)
