The Vourdalak

Venice 2023 - commendation from the jury

When the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, is attacked and abandoned in the remote countryside, he finds refuge at an eerie, isolated manor. The resident family, reluctant to take him in, exhibits strange behavior as they await the imminent return of their father, Gorcha. But what begins simply as strange quickly devolves into a full-fledged nightmare when Gorcha returns, seemingly no longer himself…

Adapted from Aleksei Tolstoy's 1884 novella, known to be the first vampire story in Europe and predating Dracula by 40 years, The Vourdalak is a radical take on a folk horror tale, featuring a vampiric performance from a life-sized puppet.

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