Nadja - Metacritic
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  • 1995
  • R
  • October Films
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 1995
  • R
  • October Films
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary This ultra-hip, post-modern, Deadpan Noir vampire tale is set in contemporary New York City. Members of a dysfunctional family of vampires are trying to come to terms with each other, in the wake of their father's death. Meanwhile, they are being hunted by Dr. Van Helsing and his hapless nephew. As in all good vampire movies, forces of l...

Directed By: Michael Almereyda

Written By: Michael Almereyda

  • 1995
  • R
  • October Films
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 1995
  • R
  • October Films
  • 1 h 33 m
Nadja
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
64
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Summary This ultra-hip, post-modern, Deadpan Noir vampire tale is set in contemporary New York City. Members of a dysfunctional family of vampires are trying to come to terms with each other, in the wake of their father's death. Meanwhile, they are being hunted by Dr. Van Helsing and his hapless nephew. As in all good vampire movies, forces of l...

Directed By: Michael Almereyda

Written By: Michael Almereyda

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
64
60% Positive
9 Reviews
33% Mixed
5 Reviews
7% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
64
60% Positive
9 Reviews
33% Mixed
5 Reviews
7% Negative
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100
Insanely brilliant.
By Hal Hinson FULL REVIEW
80
About blood, blood ties and breakdown (of familes, relationships and, perhaps, an entire society), it's an idiosyncratic film, admired by many for its strong atmosphere, and by this writer for its absurd(ist) casting of a barely recognisable Fonda as Donovan's mad uncle Van Helsing.
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70
An elegant, witty but also sometimes tedious spin on the legend of Dracula.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
63
The actors in Nadja seem to be having such a good time that it's a shame the movie doesn't give them more room, and get even wilder and more eccentric.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW
60
The film is a celebration of youthful romanticism and youthful nihilism, two philosophies that are often indistinguishable from each other where Nadja is set: Manhattan's East Village, with its tiny, secretive bars and tumultuous street life.
By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW
60
After creating such promise through the intriguing setup of stunning twin vampires in trendy, nocturnal Gotham, it’s disappointing that Almereyda develops narrative butterfingers, letting the storyline become too diffuse and cutting among too many principal characters.
By Todd McCarthy FULL REVIEW
25
What could have been a brilliant short becomes deadly, stretched to feature length. The last hour of Nadja takes on the pace of a stranger's vacation video. In a sure sign of desperation, the careful tone of the opening is abandoned in scattershot attempts at cheap laughs. The film's world is undermined, and Nadja gets as precious, smirky and as boring as a Hal Hartley picture.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Kino Link Company
Release Date Sep 1, 1995
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating R
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Tagline Unseen. Unforgiving. Undead.
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Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 3 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Gérardmer Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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