Documentary providing an insight into one of cinema's most challenging talents. It shows director Francis Coppola on the set of his film Dracula, rehearsing the cast (which includes Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins, Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves), and talking about why he chose to return to Bram Stoker 's original gothic romance after many cinematic variations on the theme, such as Taste the Blood of Dracula which follows.