Movies · 1931
Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.
— Count Dracula • Dracula
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Dracula hears beauty in sounds that make other people uneasy. The polite appreciation hints at an entirely different set of instincts, making his elegance feel inseparable from the threat he presents.
- AFI100 Movie Quotes, number83; selected film wording and same-film synopsis.Reference checked
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