Story of My Death

Name: Story of My Death
Genre: Drama
Released: November 20, 2014
Duration: 148 min
Rating: 80

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| Release Date: November 20, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: As he lives out his final days in 18th century Europe, Casanova (Vicenç Altaió) meets the dark force that is Dracula (Eliseu Huertas).

Director: Albert Serra

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 148 min

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Jesse Cataldo

Nov 20, 2014

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. Read full review

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Calum Marsh

Nov 20, 2014

Story of My Death is a singular work, and its originality is apparent in every frame. Read full review

Richard Brody

Nov 20, 2014

Serra creates rigid, highly pressurized images on the verge of shattering with the force of mystery and desire. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Nov 20, 2014

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. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Nov 20, 2014

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. Read full review

Neil Young

Nov 20, 2014

A picture whose tone wanders between arid academic exercise and something close to parody of the more pretentious trends in current auteur cinema. Read full review

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