Alucarda
by Juan López Moctezuma
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Director: Juan López MoctezumaBrand: WEA DES Moines Video
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Original Language); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 74 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Mondo Macabro
Movie Reviews of Alucarda
Movie Review: Can i get a Blood-filled Coffin Too?
Summary: 5 Stars
Lets make no mistake, this is a B movie, but still one of my all time favorites. Thus i give it 5 stars where more critical viewers may give it less. I am judging it for how much it achieves with what it has at it's disposal. It is beautiful & evocative, & even where it doesn't always quite make sense or balance the equation it always leaves a sense of wonder.
Still, this movie succeeds where many Hollywood & othe high budget movies completely fail. It descriptively rather than emotionally portrays a community of very real religious faith forced to confront a menacing, absolute evil. Often they look silly, ridiculous, & stupid, but never insincere. In the end, faith & the supernatural transcend science & reason in answering the conflict of this story. Many people glorify the Satanic imagery of this movie which is abundant, and yes, devil & demonic possession are treated very real as in the Exorcist, but in a larger, grander scale. Yet the end note in this story retains a very stylistically consistent conclusion that spiritual methoda answers spiritual concerns, while science answers rational concerns. It is a bold approach very rarely attempted by large productions, but very effective & pure to form here in Alucarda.
Other elements including the lesbian sublimation, parts of the dialogue between Alucarda & the other female lead, & the scene of the blood filled coffin can all be traced back to Sheridan Le Fanu's 19th century vampire novel "Carmilla". There is the sense as in the 19th century vampire stories like "Carmilla", & "The Beautiful Dead", where our femme fatale is simultaneously empowered by her love for others and cursed to destroy all she loves to sustain and use that life-giving power. She can't stop existing of her own will, yet she can't stop killing in order to exist, so all she loves continues to die around her.
This movie has a lot to offer if you care to look, but it's probably not a comfortable choice for family viewing because of the graphic nudity and Satanic suject material. Also, personally, i would not want any child to see the blood filled coffin i referenced earlier. I think that it is one of the simplest yet creepiest scenes in horror history. Yet if your a fan of the early vampire literature it gives a very strong insight into the undead as viewed at that time, as well as a descriptive view of religious faith which exists beyond the bounds of scientific investigation or rational plausability. View it by yourself or with a trusted friend. I think you will like it, & even learn a lot from it.
Summary of Alucarda
ALUCARDA - DVD Movie