Neil Jordan's feminist vampire masterpiece BYZANTIUM (2012)
STAGE TO SCREEN: An Online Film & Theater Discussion Group
Details
“Mayhem follows when two female vampires, on the run from a kindred group, take refuge at a fading British seaside tourist town.”
This is an online movie and play discussion group. READING THE PLAY IS OPTIONAL, although doing so will increase your appreciation for the film and its theatrical roots.
The Film:
BYZANTIUM (2012)
Directed by Neil Jordan
Screenplay by Moira Buffini, based on her 2008 play “A Vampire Story”
With GEMMA ARTERTON, SAOIRSE RONAN, SAM RILEY, CALEB LANDRY JONES, TOM HOLLANDER and JONNY LEE MILLER
1 hour 58 mins.
Available to stream and rent in a variety of places, including Tubi for free. Check www.justwatch.com/us/movie/byzantium for details.
BE ADVISED THE FILM CONTAINS SCENES OF VIOLENCE. It's a vampire film.
The Play:
A VAMPIRE STORY
By Moira Buffini
First performed in 2008
Starts on page 469: archive.org/details/newconnections200000unse/page/469/mode/1up
OF INTEREST:
"CELTIC VAMPIRES: NEIL JORDAN’S FILM 'BYZANTIUM' AS IRISH NEOMYTH" (6 pages): drive.google.com/file/d/1Oi8w91YShw32z1EvR_ntEaeiZWJNRtjI/view?usp=drivesdk