Francis Ford Coppola remembers Dracula

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Francis Ford Coppola tells Joe McGovern how reading Dracula aloud as a young camp counsellor informed his later adaptation. The interview discusses Winona Ryder’s involvement, Roman Coppola’s practical effects, soundstage construction, Eiko Ishioka’s costumes and Gary Oldman’s makeup. It also addresses Keanu Reeves’ much-criticised accent. Coppola’s recollections provide a creative account of the film’s production.

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