Vampire in Venice (Nosferatu a Venezia)

It's bad luck to kill a bat.

No, not this one.

It's a vampire.

The kind that sucks cow's blood.

Eh.

Run.

In reply to your letter,

you must know that I have dedicated my whole life

to the study of nosferatu.

From his earliest origins in transylvania

10 centuries ago, to his mysterious disappearance in venice

during the carnival of 1786,

when the plague decimated the city's inhabitants.

Nosferatu is a supreme lord of evil,

second only to the devil himself.

To my knowledge, his supernatural powers

have defeated all attempts to kill him.

In fact, in the language of his roots,

his very name means "he who is undead."

And yet, I am convinced that death

is what he most desires.

Whatever you have in mind concerning this maleficent being,

I urge you to await my arrival.

Your house has indeed been the site of terrible events,

now mercifully buried by the dust of time.

Good morning, sir.

We have a guest.

Do you know him?

No.

I know who he is and why he is here.

He has come to destroy the precarious peace

that reigns in this house.

I'll tell the Princess you are here, sir.

The Princess apologizes for not coming down.

She will receive you in her room, sir.

I am grateful to you for accepting

my invitation so promptly.

It was the least I could do.

What did you think of my letter?

I'm afraid it was too vague

for me to form an opinion.

If that were true, you wouldn't be here.

I expect to die quite soon.

Hematophagusology is the scientific study

of a psychological affliction,

also known as thirst for blood.

The study of vampirism.

Professor catalano is the world's leading authority

on the subject.

Vampirism?

Sounds like something you call the vet for.

The study of the phenomenon merely requires

the entire span of man's knowledge.

(Graces.

Good evening, gran.

What is the church's attitude towards vampires?

Well, vampirism is one of the thousand ways

in which evil manifests itself.

It was pope Benedict xiv who decreed that.

Did your search for vampires bring you to venice?

Vampires are everywhere.

- Wonderful dinner. - Good night.

Thank you for coming, good night.

Good night!

Why did you say you expect to die soon?

Because it's true.

And I have little time for social pleasantries.

Come with me.

There's something you must see.

Dr. barnabo and his wife are old friends of the family.

I'm sure he didn't mean to be rude.

He's so down to earth.

He can't accept what he doesn't understand.

Yes, very common attitude, I'm afraid.

We're 30 feet below the level of the grand canal.

This crypt dates back to the 16th century,

when the canins family settled in venice.

Originally we're from transylvania.

Many of my ancestors are buried down here.

Why does this one have these iron bands?

Have you ever seen a tomb like this?

Simply eaten away by rust, that's all.

The others, all in very good condition.

According to an old family legend,

a vampire was buried alive in this tomb.

I'm convinced it was nosferatu.

No.

He left venice 200 years ago.

During the plague.

Yes, I know that legend too.

But as far as I'm concerned, he never left at all.

I want to open this tomb

and free my house of the nightmare.

Princess, I would advise against that.

That's why I invited you.

What consequences can we expect if we set him free?

A reaction so monstrous

that it would be beyond all imagination.

Be assured, it is not he that's in there.

The truth is, he was shipwrecked on the bay of biscayne.

It's quite safe to assume

that it's the seabed where he found

his final resting place.

I'm sure you don't believe that.

Since you advise against opening the tomb,

I will prove my theory in another way.

I know someone who can look back

through the darkness of time

and contact the spirits of the dead.

Put me down!

Good morning, graces.

Aren't you gianmarco trozatti?

Yes, Princess.

You are laviere's friend, I believe.

Me, no!

You little shit!

So you don't have a girlfriend.

Traitor.

What are you looking for?

That portrait.

Why did you have it taken down before I arrived?

Terrible events happened in this house

200 years ago.

Yes, I know.

And the woman in the portrait was desperately involved.

Involved in what?

I'm afraid I don't follow you.

Princess, if there's something you're hiding

you must tell me at once.

I haven't much time.

Help me up.

My cane, please.

I vowed never to reveal the curse

that weighs on this family.

But you give me no choice.

We left transylvania to escape a terrible destiny,

but in vain.

Utarefson?

What does it mean?

I don't know of such a word.

Nosferatu.

Latin is the holy language.

It should not be used by the enemies of god.

The abomination appeared in 1786.

In that year of our lord,

an unprecedented tragedy took place, in this house,

between these very walls.

Vile being!

I uphold upon you

the will of almighty god!

Creature of evil!

In the name of the crucified Christ,

I order you to submit

to the absolute authority of god

and leave this house!

In the name of the father, the son

and the holy ghost!

I annihilate you!

Incarnation of iniquity!

May you plunge into the bottomless abyss

for all eternity!

It was then that nosferatu left venice,

and no trace of him has ever been found.

The fate of the Princess in the painting

is also unknown.

The church gives no weight to legend

or local superstition.

If you ask me, the book was the fruit

of someone's imagination and inspired the painting.

That's no proof.

If the story's true,

then leticia was a vampire.

The doors of this house have always been open to him.

If he hasn't already returned,

he no doubt will.

We should not commit this blasphemy.

The devil has laid his hands on this house.

I feel I must warn you

that a seance like this

can provoke reactions of quite terrifying proportions.

This is just harmless home entertainment.

Nobody's forcing you to take part.

I've always wondered how people can become vampires.

I mean, are they born that way?

How do you become a vampire?

By being the illegitimate sons of illegitimate parents,

the son of witches and warlocks,

a man who takes his own life,

those who die by hanging, those who die of the plague,

those who die with blasphemy on their lips,

murderers who die unpunished.

And...

The descendants of vampires.

Take your places.

The priest must leave.

The church forbids spiritualistic seances.

Form the circle.

The church forbids spiritualistic seances!

The priest must leave.

I must have absolute concentration.