Bram stoker 18471912 dracula tells the tale of a sinister transylvanian aristocrat who seeks to retain his youth and strength by feeding off human blood. Michael fassbender, marion cotillard, jeremy irons, ariane labed, denis menochet, michael k. Oct 20, 2017 michael fassbender tracks a frosty serial killer in the snowman, the latest thriller from the director of let the right one in. His film credits include suspicious and frankenstein. The following year, he starred as count dracula in francis ford coppolas. Twelve years a slave is a powerful narrative in and of itself, telling the story of solomon northup, a black man born free yet kidnapped and sold into slavery for twelve years before being rescued. The double, double, toil and trouble is among the plays most memorable passages. Audioboom michael fassbender as jonathan harker in dracula by. And for good reason too, for dracula is the scariest of the scary. His three forthcoming films assassins creed, macbeth and steve jobs. Dec, 2007 michael dracula is the weirdlynamed concern of one emily mclaren based in glasgow, scotland. In the book dracula by bram stoker, he portrays the good characters as people who would wilfully go out of their way to help people without expecting anything in return. The narrative provides a unique perspective on slavery, being told from the slave himself instead of an outsider looking in.
The premiere online source for the award winning actor michael fassbender. Whether youre a fan of dracula or have never read, or thought about reading, the book before, then i recommend this version for your kindle library. Bram stokers legend of the transylvanian count abridged by daragh caraville produced by gemma mcmullan for bbc radio 2003 voice. Oct 16, 2008 dracula 1897 first brought vampires to the popular literary consciousness, and they have been firmly entrenched in horror stories ever since. Dracula 1897 first brought vampires to the popular literary consciousness, and they have been firmly entrenched in horror stories ever since. Pyrotechnics and michael fassbender cant save this preposterous adaptation of the computer game.
He had no other major health problems and even became an athlete at trinity college, dublin when he studied there from 18641870. Thus begins a series of awful events, which will have a listener reaching for their. The popularity of the worlds most notorious vampire, count. Nov 04, 2012 the best part of the book is undoubtedly jonathan harkers journal chapters i iv where he is stuck as draculas prisoner in his castle. Bram stokers legend of the transylvanian count abridged by daragh. Jun 24, 2016 this brings us to the fullcast audio version, specially recorded for amazons audible arm and released in 2012. Michael fassbender is the latest actor to take on macbeth nprs renee montagne talks to michael fassbender, who stars in the new film adaptation of shakespeares macbeth.
Dracula audiobook by bram stoker 9781529128178 rakuten kobo. Starring lorne greene as count dracula and alan king as jonathan harker, with lister sinclair. A songwriting couple ryan gosling and rooney mara try to forge their way in the austin music scene, but their relationship grows complicated when they. Drrracullaa the very name makes you cower in fear and raises goose bumps on your skin. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Written in the first person through the medium of collected journal entries and letters reflecting the perceptions of its mortal participants, it tells the tale of the transylvanian. Michael fassbenders movie already looks better than warcraft, with marion cotillard on top femme fatale form and director justin kurzel embracing the video game published. Archibald constable and co chapter 1 jonathan harker journals about his travel to draculas castle and the foreboding messages he gets from town folk along the way. Review we thought you might want to listen to one of the greatest horror stories of all time. Van helsing and his friends and people who try to help lucy get back to normal. This classic vampire story examines modern victorian culture and the gothic occult dimension that lies beneath it. Michael fassbenders ginger pride and james mcavoys heartthrob drawback duration. Fassbender has spoken in interviews of how his macbeth is meant to be suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, and given the barbarity of.
Dracula is a horror novel by bram stoker, narrated in first person diary entries and letters, telling the story of an encounter with count dracula. Its such a complicated text that it can fit in several different categories. The day michael fassbender hugged me i first met michael fassbender who, if it hasn t been obvious enough, it s not only my favourite actor but also someone i like to jokingly refer to as my future husband at the a dangerous method london premiere last october. Gary leonard oldman born 21 march 1958 is an english actor and filmmaker. Listen and you will meet not only count dracula himself, but heroes. Michael moved to killarney, county kerry, republic of ireland with his family at the age of two.
Titles read by michael gould titles read by michael gould dracula abridged. The classic vampire story by bram stoker revolves around a struggle between good and evil, tradition and modernity, and lust versus chastity. Draculas diary by michael geare, 1982, beaufort books edition, in english draculas diary 1982 edition open library. Francis smith, ajikan81, marlo dianne, hugh mcguire, anita roy dobbs, david barnes, john gonzales, john ingram, andrew richards, alex foster, paul, geetu melwani and wedschild.
He was brought up as a catholic and was an altar boy. A bit of a shame really as i think he is quite an interesting actor and makes some brave choices in his work. Feb, 2012 derived from actor michael fassbender s powerful performance in the 2011 film shame. In 2019, oldman stars in horrorthriller mary, directed by michael goi, and. Jun 10, 2011 michael fassbender s ginger pride and james mcavoys heartthrob drawback duration. Although this was a free book i paid the extra to have the audio attached to it highly recommended.
The band had apparently been through many permutations over the last couple of years, but eventually mclaren settled on a lineup and headed off to rural france to record in the red on a shoestring budget. What is the best edition of dracula for the complete reading experience. His chiselled yet rugged good looks and masculinity set him apart from the pretty boy actors, which has made him popular with both men and women. It begins with lawyer jonathan harkers perilous journey to castle dracula in transylvania, and chronicles the vampires invasion of england, where he preys upon the lovely lucy westenra and harkers fiancee, mina. Shellys idea and plot were better she made it about humanity, the main characters problems all could have been avoided if he wasnt a douche and the monster only acts the way it does because its like. Michael fassbender was born on april 2, 1977 in heidelberg, badenwurttemberg, west germany to josef and adele fassbender. Listen to dracula a bbc radio 4 reading starring michael fassbender by bram stoker available from rakuten kobo. This is a link to an audio book version of dracula read by michael fassbender. Michael fassbender has told how his infamous training regime to turn into a musclebound spartan for the film 300 used to make him feel physically ill. The author didnt invent vampires, but his novel has so captured the publics imagination that he is rightly considered their popularizer.
Jonathan harker, an english solicitor, travels to transylvania to meet the mysterious count who has instructed him to purchase a property in england on his behalf. The cast includes alan cumming as dr seward and tim curry as van helsing, although no one plays dracula given that he only appears via other peoples recollections and recordings dracula is an epistolary novel. Not so much a biography of michael fassbender as a run through of all his films. Jan 01, 2012 not so much a biography of michael fassbender as a run through of all his films. Posts about michael fassbender written by jeddthejedi. It begins with lawyer jonathan harkers perilous journey to castle dracula in transylvania, and chronicles the vampires invasion of england, where he preys upon the. In form dracula is an epistolary novel, told through a series of journal entries, letters, newspaper articles, and telegrams. Michael fassbender talks sexual deviance in a dangerous method and shame fassbender s cure to overwork. Dracula definitely fits all those criteria, so were going to call it a noveldespite that totally misleading authors note check out whats up with the epigraph. Williams, ariane labed, jeremy irons, brendan gleeson.
Did you see the fassbender look that handsome guy just gave me. Michael dracula is the weirdlynamed concern of one emily mclaren based in glasgow, scotland. His intriguing mix of irishgerman roots has infused him with an easygoing charm combined with. Bram stoker did not invent the vampire story, but he popularized it with his classic 1897 novel. Dec 04, 2015 theres no doubled trouble in the slickly handsome new version of macbeth with michael fassbender. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Hes the outsider who rocked hollywood with a string of powerful films, earning him plaudits, awards and an army of adoring fans. Skydiving after shooting and promoting six movies in 20 months, and receiving a. Van helsing and his friends and people who try to help lucy get back to. I also like the one with michael fassbender in it, even though it isnt a very good adaptation the acting is superb. Michael fassbender has told how his infamous training regime to turn into a musclebound spartan for the film 300 used to make. Macbeth, starring michael fassbender, awash in gorgeous carnage. Jonathan harker makes the strange journey to count draculas castle in transylvania. Last night was a total success my buddy and i fassbendered a couple of girls at the bar and woke up in their apartment.
Michael fassbenders snowman melts into abominable mess. For anyone interested in taking a first, tentative step towards understanding the plot of dracula then this is a useful book. Michael fassbender on shooting nude, being poor, whom his. The majority of the book is taken up telling em about the plots of his films and i learned relatively little information about the actor himself. While george clooney, upon beating fassbender for best actor in a drama at the golden globes, made a crack about shame i would like to thank michael fassbender for taking over the frontal nudity. Dracula has been adapted so often that youd expect it to be a natural choice for the same treatment, but sadly this effort falls short. A summary of dracula by bram stoker bram stokers 1897 novel, dracula, remains the most influential vampire story ever written. Bram stokers dracula abridged by daragh caraville produced by gemma mcmullan in 2003 for bbc radio 10 part series voice cast michael fassbender. But much before the movies and the tv adaptations, there was the written word. Michael fassbender and marion cotillard as shakespeares scheming couple in macbeth. He was a sickly boy but he fully recovered when he was seven. Michael fassbender abc radio national dracula reading. What is the best edition of dracula for the complete. Michael fassbender as jonathan harker in dracula by bram stoker 10 part series.
The entire setting of the lonely castle tucked away on the mountains of carpathian in gloomy transylvania produces the most gothic effects and coupled with stokers writing is an instant hit. Mfonline michael fassbender dracula by bram stoker part 1. First published in 1897, the novel dracula by irish author bram stoker has never been out of print. Dracula by bram stoker, the historian by elizabeth kostova, dracula the undead by dacre stoker, dracula in love by karen essex. Dec 10, 2015 macbeth, from the australian director justin kurzel, is powered by a title performance by fassbender, in the role of shakespeares murderous tragic hero, that is raw, searing and ferocious. Published in 1897, dracula by bram stoker continues to deliver powerpacked horrors even today. Posted by marie on april 25, 2018 201 likes 40 comments. Williams, ariane labed, jeremy irons, brendan gleeson uk release. Oct 26, 20 the book presents several colour illustrations, and these certainly does add to the narrative, as the art usefully depicts the most important aspects of the story. Song to song by terrence malick michael fassbender, ryan. Callum lynch fassbender is a convicted murderer who wakes up in a research facility to find that his ancestor was a 15th century spanish assassin and hes to travel in time and wage war against the.
Even with stellar performances, it is a story that was better off untold. Dec 03, 2015 michael fassbender is the latest actor to take on macbeth nprs renee montagne talks to michael fassbender, who stars in the new film adaptation of shakespeares macbeth. Michael fassbender biography, news, photos and videos. Michael fassbender story bio, facts, networth, home. Dracula is a horror novel by bram stoker, narrated in first person diary entries and letters, telling the story of an encounter with count dracula source. I also know there are a lot of annotated oneswhich is nice and i eventually would like to own an annotated copy, but for my purposes i just want to read the story. Film profile for michael fassbender, actor, born 2 april 1977. Dracula untold gives us a nonsensical picture of a tortured hero, forced by nobility into his life of mutilation. I tend to prefer full cast audio dramas over audio book style readings as the actors usually bring a greater vibrancy to the characters and propel the narrative more evocatively. A new way of seeing earth by benjamin grant and sandra markle oct 29, 2019 5. The author, bram stoker, a young victorian theater professional, was probably inspired by the strange epidemic of vampirism that occurred in remote parts of eastern europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Im trying to avoid all the abridged versions out there. I took a small poster that said you transfix me quite my favourite quote. Michael gould has worked for the rsc in the phoenician women, romeo and juliet and hamlet and also for the birmingham rep, the manchester royal exchange and salisbury playhouse.
I couldnt stop thinking about what was in michael fassbenders pants february 22, 2012 by jillian godsil 20 comments jillian godsil tries to figure out how other men and women talk to. Popular dracula books meet your next favorite book. Michael fassbender reads bram stokers gothic horror novel. Listen and you will meet not only the count himself, but. What makes good characters good in dracula by bram.