Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 gothic horror movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
Plot[]
In a prologue in the 1400s, Dracula returns from the war, only to find that his Love Elisabeta has committed suicide due to her being misinformed that her love died in the war. After hearing this from the priest of the church and telling him that Elisabeta's soul is damned, Dracula renounces God for repaying him this way and becomes a vampire.
In 1897, Jonathan Harker visits a count in Transylvania who wants to buy a house in London. He later discovers that the count is the same Vlad Dracula from the 1400's. Jonathan is then imprisoned by Dracula and his vampire brides. Dracula then leaves the castle for London so he can love again.
Dracula and Mina.
Dracula meets Mina, a young woman who resembles his Elisabeta, and he tries to seduce her, so she can be his bride. The two of them grow very close after spending time together. Mina has even grown feelings for him.
Meanwhile, a monster hunter known as Van Helsing plans to kill Dracula after learning about strange occurrences as of late.
Sometime later, Jonathan successfully escapes from Dracula's castle and returns to London, where he was originally Mina's fiancé. After returning to Mina, her and Jonathan get married. Dracula now in despair after hearing that his beloved Mina has been married, he turns Mina's friend Lucy into a vampire.
The next day, the now vampiric Lucy rises from her coffin and tries to attack Helsing and his companions, however, she is staked through the heart and decapitated by Van Helsing. A hunt has now begun against Dracula.
Mina has fallen in love with Dracula, and he makes her a vampire as well, by making her drink his blood. Since Mina isn't fully a vampire, she has a chance to be turned back into a human.
Helsing, and Mina's husband Jonathan Harker follow Dracula to his castle in Transylvania in order to kill him. When they arrive, Dracula emerges from his coffin, where Jonathan slashes his throat.
Mina comforts Dracula while he dies in the church. Before he takes his final breath, Dracula transforms back to human form, finally freeing his spirit from darkness. Mina kisses Dracula goodbye and decapitates him. She then looks at a mural above symbolizing Dracula and Elisabeta reuniting in heaven.
Cast[]
- Gary Oldman as Dracula
- Winona Ryder as Mina Harker / Elisabeta
- Anthony Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing / Priest / Principal Narrator
- Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker