Blood for Dracula (Sangue per Dracula)

This is the end of her.

From now on she'll have to stay in the crypt.

Help her to sit down.

And you yourself have only a few weeks left.

Count, we must leave Romania and travel far away.

Maybe to England.

Maybe to France.

But I think to Italy.

Why Italy?

There are many reasons.

The Italian people will be impressed by your title.

And you can find virgins.

Virgins?

Yes, because of the Italian church.

They need virgins for their marriages.

But how can I go to Italy?

I hardly can move around my own rooms.

You can.

You have a car, and I bought you a wheelchair.

So it's very easy for you to travel around, Count.

But I cannot leave my family down in the crypt.

Count, you must, you must have the blood of a virgin,

or you will be dead in a few weeks.

You and your sister are too well known here in Romania.

Perhaps you're right.

Of course I am.

I suppose we have to pack,

but I don't know where to start.

I've been expecting this for some time,

and I've been making plans.

The only thing left to do

is to pack your personal belongings.

I just wish to take some books,

my dried flowers, a few birds,

No flowers, no birds!

They'll fall apart in the car.

They are not meant to leave the house.

Neither am I.

I'll take care of you.

Not the birds.

Does the heater work in the car?

Yes.

If you really were clever, Anton,

you would bring me a virgin from Italy

and I would not have to go.

You know that is impossible.

No good family will give their daughter to me.

I can find a girl for you on the streets,

but certainly, she would not be a virgin.

I suppose you're right.

I should show up in person.

My bed, doesn't fit into the car.

- It will ride on the top. - That looks suspicious!

We will tell people it's the body

of a relative we are returning to his ancestral home.

And my clothes!

They're well enough to walk around the house,

but wouldn't they look peculiar to people?

I have checked into it.

Maybe they're a little bit out of fashion, but it suits you.

And besides, people will be impressed, being Romanian.

And you, my sister, what will you do?

It's better you have the virgin.

Then I must go to Italy, but I am the first one

in our family who leaves.

Take me to the vaults, please.

So sad, all my relations lying here so peacefully.

And I have to go to Italy on a terrible journey.

When they were active they didn't have to leave the castle.

There were so many virgins around.

The roads were full with them.

And for my sister and I, I can't manage even to find one.

I go with your blessing.

Our family will continue.

Oh, Esmeralda, these gardens used to be so beautiful,

long ago.

You see where the girls are working over there?

The gardeners used to plant different things

in those beds every season.

I used to have daffodils and iris.

And then in summer I had a garden planted just

for scent alone.

I'm sure it will be beautiful again.

Some day.

It's another hot day today.

At least we should be more comfortable.

Saphiria!

How can you be so vulgar?

And besides, mama will see you.

Shut up, you little baby.

We are workers and peasants.

And we might as well start acting the part.

My, aren't we developing?

Stop, stop!

Stop!

Rubinia!

Saphiria!

Stop that at once!

Put your clothes back on.

Troublemaker.

Behave yourselves.

Your mother's watching you.

I don't care.

Am I going to see you two later?

Don't count on it.

Cover yourself up.

May I help you?

We want a room for tonight.

Well, you must speak with the owner.

Two gentlemen for you, madam.

I'd like a room for myself and Count Dracula, for tonight.

Well, I have a room, but it's not ready yet.

We can wait.

Dracula.

What kind of name is that?

A Romanian name, and a noble one.

Romanians.

We've never had any of those here before.

We've made along journey

to find a wife for the Count.

A wife?

He doesn't look up to it!

He does look too thin.

Does he want something to eat?

What do you have.

Salami, veal.

Cold meats.

No, no, thank you.

Just hot water for tea, later in the room.

He looks very sick to me.

I hope nothing is going to happen to him here.

They have a room but it's not ready yet.

But they don't have the food I eat.

They only have chicken, vegetables I've never seen before.

I'm sure they have no virgin meat.

We'll prepare you a salad later, in your room.

I'll speak to them, to find out who is around here.

May I?

Please.

Don't you know anybody in town?

Frankly, no.

You see, he made the decision to come here in some haste.

A death in the family made the trip necessary.

We've been to a number of country places.

We've been avoiding the cities because

of the corruption there.

But is it an Italian wife he wants?

His first wife was Romanian.

He loved her very much, and when she died he wouldn't look

at another girl for years.

But he has to marry again.

So he wants to find another type of woman,

who won't remind him of his first love.

Well, my God, but there's so many beautiful girls

around over here.

I don't deny it, but you see, the beauty

of the Romanian girls is matched by their purity.

And the Count's family tradition requires

that he marries a virgin.

That's why we came to Italy.

Because we know that Italian people are very religious

and keep their daughters virgins.

Oh well, but, we know so many nice families around.

Why don't we introduce him to the di Fiore family,

for example?

The girls are so beautiful.

Not the oldest one.

She never got married.

She's a real tramp.

But my God, how can you ever say so?

She was all prepared to go to the convent.

And she had all her dresses ready

to join the Ursuline order.

Are they religious?

Oh, I'm sure they are religious.

They have a very nice house.

I see your rooms are ready.

Can you imagine, if one of these girls

ever married a Count from Romania?

This room is terrible.

And it is full of light!

We must get the coffin tonight.

No, not yet.

We are not long here.

Wait one more day.

Things look promising.

Oh, you think so?

I have no coffin to sleep in.

The kitchen is full of impure meat.

We've been traveling for days.

No progress.

If they do have the virgins around here we need,

they're certainly not for us!

You think these families around here

would leave their daughters out of their sight

for one second?

It is an impossible situation.

But Count, you heard them talking

about this di Fiore family

that has four daughters.