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- 2014
- Capricci Films
- 2 h 28 m
- 2014
- Capricci Films
- 2 h 28 m
Summary As he lives out his final days in 18th century Europe, Casanova (Vicenç Altaió) meets the dark force that is Dracula (Eliseu Huertas).
- 2014
- Capricci Films
- 2 h 28 m
- 2014
- Capricci Films
- 2 h 28 m
Story of My Death
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Summary As he lives out his final days in 18th century Europe, Casanova (Vicenç Altaió) meets the dark force that is Dracula (Eliseu Huertas).
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
80
83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Story of My Death is a singular work, and its originality is apparent in every frame.
True to its title, the film approaches death as both narrative endpoint and formal focus, its initial vivacious mischief giving way to a Manichean fable about the waning of the light.
Serra creates rigid, highly pressurized images on the verge of shattering with the force of mystery and desire.
Serra's typically cerebral direction has a more vibrant quality due to the clarity of his images, though certain drawn-out sequences have an alienating effect on the drama. Still, Story of My Death manages to connect its profound aims with a devious atmosphere to match the turn of the century backdrop.
Mr. Serra has said his film portrays the eclipse of Enlightenment rationality by the violent forces of Romanticism. It’s a tidy overarching conceit, but the film’s lived-in feel does make for one vivid way of imagining shifts in thought.
A picture whose tone wanders between arid academic exercise and something close to parody of the more pretentious trends in current auteur cinema.
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Production Company
Andergraun Films,
Capricci Films,
Televisió de Catalunya (TV3),
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA),
Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals (ICEC),
Région Limousin,
Région des Pays-de-la-Loire,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC),
Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,
Elefant Film
Release Date Nov 20, 2014
Duration 2 h 28 m
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Awards
Gaudí Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
FICUNAM Festival International de Cine UNAM
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination