Vampir-Cuadecuc is a pivotal film in Spanish cinematic history, marking a shift from the "new cinemas" of the Franco government to clandestine and rebellious filmmaking practices. The movie documents the production of Jesús Franco's commercial film Count Dracula, but with a twist. Director Pere Portabella subverts the narrative by removing color and replacing the soundtrack with a jarring soundscape by Carles Santos. Shot on 16mm film with a sound negative, Vampir-Cuadecuc explores the construction of magic in dominant cinema, while also challenging the Spanish cinematographic institution with a radical intervention.
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The film "Count Dracula" (1970),directed by Jesús Franco, examines the cinematic construction of magic in dominant narrative cinema.
