Story of My Death (Catalan: Història de la meva mort) is a film directed by Albert Serra. It won the Golden Leopard at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival. The film is about an aging Casanova and his encounter with Count Dracula. The title resembles that of Casanova’s autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (“Story of my Life”).
Plot
As a mature libertine Marquis, Casanova, famous for his spectacular sexual conquests, arrives accompanied by his servant, in a peasant village within a thick forests. There within a strange and erotic atmosphere, Casanova encounters the mysterious Count Dracula.
Reception
The film won the Golden Leopard at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 75% based on 12 reviews, and an average rating of 8.8/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
References
External links
- Story of My Death at IMDb
