Dracula

My lord. The enemy is at our door.

Are the Ottomans so cruel as to interrupt our love?

And they will pay for it, my beloved.

Come on!

Mmm-mm.

Is this war necessary?

Can't we all live in peace as God intends for us?

You are my reason for being, Elizabeta...

Please take care of yourself my king...

...my life...

Because I cannot survive without you.

That's enough, my lord.

War calls, victory's yours!

My men will take you to Vilmür Castle, to our cousins.

You will be safe here.

Princeps invictus et iustarum animarum...

...nos in proelio defendamus.

Amen.

This battle will be bloody, your eminence.

The dead will number in the thousands.

Are you sure God will this?

Our kingdom is the last bastion against the Muslims.

- Do you have faith in our lord? - I do.

I'm ready to die for him.

Then hunt these barbarians to the last man.

I will fight in his name, but I ask him for one favor.

I'm listening, my son.

I want him to spare my wife.

If she doesn't survive, I won't be able to go on.

Everything would lose meaning. Life would become unbearable.

Calm yourself, you risk basphemy!

Lord gave you life. You must honour and serve him.

But he gave me love as well.

He cannot blame me for being unable to live without it.

If he takes her life...

...he can take mine too.

I will pray for your request.

No. Don't pray.

Tell him.

For the prince!

They're here in the forest...

What is your plan sir?

Let them come...

Go Princess! go!

Run! Save yourself!

Pierce the barrels!

Pierce the barrels!

Vlad?! Vlad, the Princess!

Speak!

There was an ambush...

...she managed to escape!

Where did she go?

The forest of wolves.

No!!

No!!

My Prince!!

No.

My wife...

...is dead.

We've been praying for her since you left.

So God is deaf?

Or you did not pray hard enough!

My Prince.

God has his own reasons, it is not for us to question them.

Perhaps he had another destiny for her.

She has no other destiny! She is dead!!

And he didn't even allow me to say goodbye to her!

I beg you...

...tell God to send her back to me.

It's impossible.

Why?

Why?!

Because God does not perform reincarnation.

But he can perform miracle, can he not?

Can he not?

If you pray hard enough, he will listen to you.

Please tell him.

Tell him!

She... she was a good Christian and a pure soul.

I'm sure God will take care of her.

And what about me?

I've done everything he has asked.

My soul is stained with the blood of our enemies...

...whom I have killed in his name.

I don't have the answers, my Prince.

I'm only his humble messenger.

Good...

I have a message that I want you to deliver to him.

Tell your God...

...that until he brings me back my wife...

...my life no longer belongs to him.

When did he arrived?

Around ten minutes ago.

Okay.

Where did you leave him?

In the Chapel.

- It seemed most appropriate. - You did the right thing...

You did the right thing.

Let him finish praying...

Father?

Ah!

- Dr. Dumont, I presume? - Yes.

You have a very beautiful chapel.

Yes, it's true.

Thank you for making this trip, Father.

It must have been a long and arduous journey.

Exhausting, I must admit.

That's why I'm partaking of some light refreshment I found right here.

I hope you don't mind?

- Not at all. - You're most kind.

I'm sure it tastes much better than the beer in my native Bavaria.

I'm sorry to welcome you in such an ungracious manner, but...

I'm afraid the hospital administration and diocese...

...don't support your presence here.

I'm used to it.

The church and the scientific academies don't get along very well.

That's why the Vatican for centuries has been in the habit of...

...delegating its most delicate cases to us.

This case is very delicate.

The Queen of England herself is concerned.

The Queen?

Exciting...

No. No, no...

It's the ceremony of the centenary of the French Revolution in...

...a few days.

There's a lot of excitement everywhere...

Go down.

Close the door.

Why so many chains?

Afraid she'll fly away?

She was quite aggressive when we picked her up.

A real beast.

Even animals are entitled to a little humanity.

What do we know about her?

Please.

Maria de Montebello, 25 from Bologna, Italy...

...engaged to marry Henry William Spencer...

...consul, here in Paris, and...

...great-nephew, by marriage...

...of the Queen herself.

That's why this case is so delicate?

More than delicate... Sensitive.

Anything else I should know?

From what I've been told...

...it all began during the wedding, which took place...

...on the family estate, as Maria objected to a church.

However the groom had invited...

...the bishop of Westminster to bless the union...

...and at the sight of the clergyman the bride...

...was seized with hysteria

...and a sexual appetite beyond comprehension.

Appetites can be a sign of very good health, can they not, doctor?

Well, certainly, Within limits.

- May I? - Sure.

Born on the 18th of March, 1759.

It must be a clerical error.

Otherwise it would mean that she is...

A hundred and 30 years old exactly.

A hundred and...

So you believe this woman is a creature of devil?

That's a hasty conclusion, doctor.

Very often when a situation escapes our understanding...

...we see in it the work of the devil.

Well, the fact that she's old and allergic to God's representatives...

...is merely a symptom, not a disease.

It is very important in cases like this to study...

...to observe without prejudice.

We must follow...

...the rules and laws of nature, science, mathematics...

...not those of superstition or the church...

...which I must admit can be a trifle obscure.

You see, doctor, we have to approach this...

...like a criminal investigation.

First, we establish the fact.

From there, we deduce the motives...

...the circumstances, the location.

Could you hold this please?

And the murder weapon.

My order has been studying this phenomenon for more than 400 years.

I personally, for more than 30.

And I can state for the record, doctor, you are the first...

...one to have captured a specimen alive.

Congratulations.

Thank you... I...

What exactly did I capture?

A vampire.

Don't listen to him, doctor.