The Vourdalak

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The Vourdalak

2024,

1h 30m,

Fantasy/

Drama/

Horror

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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 a novella that predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by over half a century, The Vourdalak is an atmospheric, unexpected, sensorial experience that will leave you reeling and giddy in equal measure.

Critics Consensus

A visually sumptuous gothic tale with intriguing subtext flowing through its veins, The Vourdalak is a memorably stylish debut for director Adrien Beau.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Sep 19, 2024

4/5

... Delightfully skewed. The movie puts the dead in deadpan.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Sep 10, 2024

4/5

A delirious and oddly agreeable stopover.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Jul 26, 2024

3.5/4

Flippant humor slowly gives way to an unavoidable onslaught of anxiety that overwhelmed my senses, leading to haunting final images I will uncomfortably savor for quite some time.

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Emily von Seele

Daily Dead

Sep 14, 2025

4/5

The Vourdalak lives at the intersection of vampire film, folk horror and European period piece. It’s a captivating tale that will please fans of classic vampire stories and folk horrors alike.

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Spleeny Dotson

Starburst

Sep 6, 2024

3/5

Sparse, tense, and claustrophobic, if you can get past the spooky puppet, The Vourdalak is a solid addition to cinema’s eternally bulging vampire canon.

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MontiLee Stormer

MovieReelist.com

Sep 3, 2024

3.5/5

This story is pulled from oral myths and superstition where the undead walk in the daylight, and the signs of sickness aren’t silver and mirrors, but saliva and shadows.

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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 a novella that predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by over half a century, The Vourdalak is an atmospheric, unexpected, sensorial experience that will leave you reeling and giddy in equal measure.

Director: Adrien Beau
Producer: Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin
Screenwriter: Adrien Beau, Hadrien Bouvier, Hadrien Bouvier, Adrien Beau
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Master Movie Productions, Les Films du Bal
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 30m

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