Dark Shadows

Titolo originale: Dark Shadows
Regia: Tim Burton |
Anno: 2012
Origine: United Kingdom | United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Fantasy
Tag: witch | vampire | imprisonment | curse | fish out of water | chains | gothic | madness | old house | lost love | angry mob | 18th century | ghost | hidden room | old mansion | absurd | hilarious |
Cast: Johnny Depp | Michelle Pfeiffer | Eva Green | Helena Bonham Carter | Chloë Grace Moretz | Bella Heathcote | Gulliver McGrath | Jackie Earle Haley | Jonny Lee Miller | Ray Shirley | Christopher Lee | Alice Cooper | Ivan Kaye | Susanna Cappellaro | Josephine Butler | William Hope | Shane Rimmer | Michael Shannon | Harry Taylor | Glen Mexted | Guy Flanagan | Nigel Whitmey | Philip Bulcock | Sophie Kennedy Clark | Hannah Murray | Victoria Bewick | Sean Mahon | Alexia Osborne | Richard Hollis | Felicity Brangan | Michael Anthony Brown | Charlotte Spencer | Gabriel Freilich | Justin Tracy | Thomas Grube | Jeff Mash | Raffey Cassidy | Jonathan Frid | Kathryn Leigh Scott | Lara Parker | David Selby | Janine Craig | Adelle Young | Dominika Van Santen | Josephine McGrail | Lasco Atkins | Gintare Beinoraviciute | Greg Bennett | Duncan Casey | James Cooper | Edward Coupland | Andrew Crayford | Vincent Curson Smith | Leigh Daniels | Jel Djelal | Romain Faure | Marco Flammer | Jake Francis | Shonn Gregory | Daniel Harland | Lee Nicholas Harris | Frank Hellebrand | Chris Martin Hill | Christos Lawton | Jorge Leon | David Lyddon | Oliver Mayo | Matthew David McCarthy | Thomas McDonell | Ryan McPhail | Duncan Meadows | Dale Mercer | Alex Moore | Stuart Mulcaster | Benjayx Murphy | Valery Richardson | Steve Saunders | Ellie Spicer | Nick Thomas-Webster | Matt Tyzack |

Nel 1752 Joshua e Naomi Collins, insieme al figlioletto Barnabas, salpano da Liverpool, in Inghilterra, in cerca di una nuova vita negli Stati Uniti. Ma neppure l'oceano è sufficiente a sfuggire alla maledizione che ha colpito la loro famiglia. Due decenni dopo Barnabas (Johnny Depp) si è sistemato nella cittadina di Collinsport, Maine. Signore della tenuta Collinwood Manor, Barnabas è ricco, potente ed è un vero playboy, ma compie l'errore fatale di spezzare il cuore di Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). Angelique è una strega e gli assegna un destino peggiore della morte: lo trasforma in vampiro e lo fa seppellire vivo. Dopo duecento anni la tomba di Barnabas viene inavvertitamente aperta liberando il vampiro nel 1972, in un mondo molto diverso da quello di cui aveva memoria. Barnabas fa ritorno a Collinwood Manor per scoprire che la sua casa è andata in rovina, ma che gli eredi della sua eccentrica famiglia vi risiedono ancora, ognuno con i propri segreti oscuri.

Approfondimenti

Kathryn Leigh Scott reported at the Dark Shadows Festival in Brooklyn (August 19-21, 2011) that she, [...] D
One element that is part of the Barnabas Collins character is his wolf's-head cane. In Dark Shadows [...] D
For the sex fight sequence, the actor and actress worked with stunt coordinator Eunice Huthart, and [...] D
Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, and Michelle Pfeiffer were fans of Dark Shadows (1966), having watched it w [...] D
Production designer Rick Heinrichs designed Collinwood to reflect its maritime heritage (the mansion [...] D
In 1776, Josette has blonde hair, while Angelique has dark brown hair. In 1972, this is reversed: Jo [...] D
Maggie Evans reads a poster saying "Victoria, BC Winter Sports" and comes up with the alias Victoria [...] D
When David first meets Barnabas, he looks at the ancestral portrait and notes the similarity, just a [...] D
According to costume designer Colleen Atwood, she designed the eighteenth and twentieth century cost [...] D
Tim Burton: [titles] The opening credits "follow" the Amtrak train. D
Tim Burton: [Jack Skellington] Jack's face appears on the scarecrow amongst the pumpkins at the mano [...] D
This is the last movie Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter worked on before their relationship ended [...] D
This was producer Richard D. Zanuck's last movie. D
Almost the entire film was shot in the UK. Ironically the TV series that this film is based on was u [...] D
An early role of Johnny Depp (Barnabas) was as one of Freddy Krueger's victims in the 1984 horror cl [...] D
Colleen Atwood created Josette duPres' dress from nylon and aluminum. D
With no time for rehearsal prior to filming, Tim Burton found a way to put his entire main cast in t [...] D
Anne Hathaway, Lindsay Lohan, and Jennifer Lawrence auditioned for the role of Angelique. D
According to Dr. Hoffman, David believes his mother is an immortal entity. In Dark Shadows (1966), L [...] D
A thirty-three-foot-high miniature of Collinwood Mansion was constructed, measuring 1/3 in scale to [...] D
This is the first version of Dark Shadows in which Barnabas Collins does not bite Willie Loomis (tho [...] D
When Barnabas Collins wanted to throw a "happening", Carolyn Stoddard suggested inviting Alice Coope [...] D
According to Tim Burton, the last scene of Dr. Hoffman's revival was in keeping with "the soap opera [...] D
In Dark Shadows (1966), Dr. Julia Hoffman was played by Grayson Hall, wife of the show's head writer [...] D
Tracy Curtis and Linda Curtis, daughters of Dark Shadows (1966) Creator Dan Curtis, served as consul [...] D
During the sex fight sequence at one point, Angelique had at least four arms wrapped around Barnabas [...] D
During the opening monologue, when the Collins' are seen boarding a ship to the new world, the figur [...] D
Victoria describes her time in the asylum to Barnabas, while Alice Cooper sings "The Ballad of Dwigh [...] D
Eva Green described her role of Angelique as "Bette Davis and Janis Joplin mixed together." D
Make-up artist Joel Harlow applied several layers of custom greasepaint to create Barnabas Collins' [...] D
The character of Victoria Winters in this movie, is based on her Dark Shadows (1966) incarnation (a [...] D
Lindsay Lohan had strong interest for the role of Angelique. D
Tim Burton wanted the movie to reflect the era of its setting, and showed cinematographer Bruno Delb [...] D
At the Collinwood ball, Carolyn repeats the first lyrics of "The Ballad of Dwight Fry" to her mother [...] D
Shipped to theaters under the code name "Night Moves". D
John August wrote the first draft of the screenplay. D
Sir Christopher Lee appeared with Jonny Lee Miller in this movie. Lee appeared with Miller's grandfa [...] D
One of the plot lines is taken directly from La casa dei vampiri (1970) in which Dr. Hoffman finds a [...] D
This is Tim Burton's eighth movie with Johnny Depp, his seventh movie with Helena Bonham Carter, his [...] D
Alice Cooper was transformed into a younger version of himself through careful use of make-up and li [...] D
The producers scoured the U.K. and Maine to find an appropriate fishing village, in which to film Co [...] D
Sophie Kennedy Clark's debut (as First Hippy Chick). D
This is the second time johnny Depp and Alice cooper were in the same movie first was Freddy's dead [...] D
Dr. Hoffman turns herself into an immortal, with transfusions of vampire blood from Barnabas Collins [...] D
Matthew Hall, son of Sam Hall and Grayson Hall (Dr. Julia Hoffman from Dark Shadows (1966)), claimed [...] D
To prepare for his role as Barnabas Collins, Johnny Depp undertook a weight-loss regimen and a diet [...] D
Angelique built up a rival fishery, Angel Bay Seafood, to bring down the Collins. This was done by B [...] D
This movie is set in 1972, a year after the original Dark Shadows (1966) ended its run. D
Carolyn Stoddard is the fourth werewolf in the "Dark Shadows" saga, but the first female one ever. D
Rick Baker: A decorator at Collinwood. D
Tim Burton: [misfit] Barnabas Collins' curse makes him an outcast from society. D
Johnny Depp actually plays in a rock band with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry called The Hollywood Vampi [...] D
Johnny Depp was a huge fan of Dark Shadows (1966) when he was a child. When Warner Brothers acquired [...] D
According to Johnny Depp, the filming of the sex scene resulted in a lot of trashed hotel rooms. D
The scene where Barnabas approaches Collinwood in 1972 is a direct copy of Barnabas's first scene in [...] D
Eva Green also voices the unseen mother of Angelique, who warns her daughter to not look at the Coll [...] D
Four members of the original cast of Dark Shadows (1966) appear in the film. When arriving as guests [...] D
The last theatrical movie of Jonathan Frid (Guest). D
When Barnabas is walking through the forest to Collnsport, having just been released from his coffin [...] D
This interpretation of Barnabas Collins differs from the original version in Dark Shadows (1966), wh [...] D
When Michelle Pfeiffer heard about an adaptation of Dark Shadows (1966), she called up Tim Burton to [...] D
The vampire aspect of Dark Shadows (1966) was not part of the original story line. It was introduced [...] D