Vlad Tepes

As a subject for historical drama Vlad III is still a can of graveworms. His story is nothing if not fascinating though & considering the damage it sustained even before being carelessly run over by Stoker this is a welcome take. Even minor context on medieval records & late 70s Romania illuminate an intricate political story subtly & blatantly worked into an agenda-heavy narrative. Still packs enough introspective pathos & stick-to-your-guns budget-craft to be more than just dryly interesting.

Despite a dryish and overwhelming amount of historical talking, the epic film was pretty interesting. The cinematography, costumes and environment were nice and Stefan Sileanu was very good as Vlad.

Vlad Tepes estreava há 45 anos na Romênia. BORING. Foda-se que o Ceausescu quis reabilitar a figura de Vlad o impalador por conta do que o Bram Stocker fez com ele em Dracula, nacionalismo escroto do mesmo jeito. Yikes. YTS.