Carlos Villarías

Utilizing the same sets and script as the Bela Lugosi film, but with a different cast and director, the Spanish version of Dracula is a more chilling and evocative vision of the horror classic. Fluid camera work and a complex depth of focus create a menacing atmosphere, while the sensuality of the vampire maidens adds an unexpected raciness to the timeless tale of the infamous Count Dracula.

In the mid-fourteenth century, Boccaccio seeks his true love, the recently widowed Fiametta, and finds that she has fled Florence for a villa in the countryside. When he shows up on her doorstep, Fiametta does not want to invite him to stay, but her friends, bored and lacking male companionship, override her objections. To entertain the ladies, Boccaccio tells stories of the pursuit of love.