

The final score of the movie was also lauded its closing credits song, "Love Song for a Vampire", which was written and performed by Annie Lennox, became a huge hit.Ĭoppola's Dracula was also critically acclaimed for its cinematography, which set the overall mood of the movie. The movie's sound editing is phenomenal-the entire project was filmed on a sound stage, which is unusual for modern movie-making-and contributed to the overall success of the picture. Elements like score and sound editing, cinematography, set design, costume design, makeup, and hairstyling are the biggest part of what made Coppola's Dracula an undisputed classic.ġ992's Dracula won numerous accolades at the 65th Academy Awards, including Best Sound Editing. The film is mostly loyal to Stoker's novel-with some added romantic subplots to entice viewers, as well as a backstory for the Count-so Coppola ended up strongly relying on aesthetic to make his Dracula project unique. Still, Coppola managed to set his acclaimed adaptation apart from other versions. The story of Bram Stoker's Dracula was adapted numerous times before the 1992 movie came out.

Related: Every Major Actor Who Played Dracula (Movies & TV Shows) The story follows Dracula as he travels from Transylvania to England in an attempt to seduce her. In Transylvania during the late 1800s, he sees a photo of Jonathan Harker's fianceé, Mina, and believes she is the reincarnation of his long deceased wife. The movie centers on Count Dracula, who has been alive for centuries. The 1992 adaptation of Dracula stars Gary Oldman as Count Dracula and Vlad the Impaler, Winona Ryder as Mina Harker, Anthony Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing, and Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker.
