The year 2022 marks the 125th anniversary of the publication of Bram Stoker's novel 'Dracula', the classic of gothic literature that laid the foundations and iconography of the modern vampire. On numerous occasions, the story has been adapted for the cinema, but the version directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with a screenplay by James V. Hart, a budget of 40 million dollars and a budget of 40 million dollars. Hart, a budget of 40 million dollars and a stellar cast, stands out as the most faithful and ambitious. The Isla Calavera, Festival de Cine Fantástico de Canarias Ciudad de La Laguna, to be held in Tenerife for the sixth time.which will celebrate its sixth annual edition in Tenerife between November 18 and 26, is preparing a special event dedicated to Coppola's film as part of its 30th anniversary.
On Friday, October 14, starting at 7 p.m., a commemorative screening of the film starring Gary Oldman as Count Dracula, Winona Ryder as Mina, Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker and Anthony Hopkins as Professor Van Helsing will be shown at Multicines Tenerife (Alcampo shopping center, La Laguna). The screening will be followed by a film forum on the film, with the participation of experts. In addition, within this framework, the organizers of the Skull Island Festival will unveil a large part of the event's program.
On its release in November 1992, 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' was very well received by audiences and won three Oscars in the categories of Best Costume Design, for the celebrated work of Eiko Ishioka; Best Sound Editing, for Tom C. McCarthy and David E. Stone; and Best Makeup for Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke and Matthew W. Mungle. The music composed by Wojciech Kilar for the feature film, which included in its end credits the song 'Love song for a vampire', written and performed by Annie Lennox, is one of the most acclaimed soundtracks in horror cinema.
The centenary of 'Nosferatu' will also be celebrated in Isla Calavera
The Skull Island Festival will also pay tribute this year to another of the most important versions of Bram Stoker's novel, with a major event dedicated to the silent film classic 'Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens('Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror'), by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, on the 100th anniversary of its premiere in 1922. Thus, on Wednesday, November 23, the film will be screened in a special session accompanied by music by Canary Islands composer Jonay Armas, written for the occasion.
The sixth edition of Isla Calavera - Festival de Cine Fantástico de Canarias Ciudad de La Laguna is sponsored by the City Council of La Laguna through the Department of Culture, the Cabildo de Tenerife, the Canary Islands Institute of Cultural Development, Canary Islands Film and Tenerife Film Commission; and the collaboration of the University of La Laguna, "la Caixa" Foundation, Fly Luxury, Reel One Entertainment, Juan Antonio Ribas Subtítulos y Ediciones Digitales, Cinedfest, Playmedusa, Cáncamo & Company, Mercado Nuestra Señora de África, Iro Pictures, McDonald's, Audi Canarias, canal Dark, Coca-Cola, Teatro leal, José Acosta Style and the Asociación de Familias de Menores Transexuales Chrysallis - Canarias. Fundación Diario de Avisos and Televisión Canaria participate as media partners.
