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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
Director: F. W. Murnau
Country: Germany
Length: 95 minutes (1.5 hours)
Type: Silent, Horror, Gothic
I must admit I was a little disappointed when finally seeing the famous 'Nosferatu'. It's perhaps an unfair criticism but the film has clearly been so heavily copied and been so influential, that it felt like I was watching nothing new, just the same but done not quite as well. Some later Dracula films are almost scene-for-scene remakes in parts but feature better makeup, better sets, better Cinematography, better VisFX, better costumes, better music, etc (and definitely better acting).
This feeling was really accentuated by me recently viewing the excellent Silent-Dracula edit by Paulisdead2221. It basically is 'Nosferatu' but inventively directed by Coppola (With 70 years more cinematic experience than Murnau) and with a superior score by Phillip Glass.
Next up is a Horror-Documentary about Witchcraft.
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
Director: F. W. Murnau
Country: Germany
Length: 95 minutes (1.5 hours)
Type: Silent, Horror, Gothic
I must admit I was a little disappointed when finally seeing the famous 'Nosferatu'. It's perhaps an unfair criticism but the film has clearly been so heavily copied and been so influential, that it felt like I was watching nothing new, just the same but done not quite as well. Some later Dracula films are almost scene-for-scene remakes in parts but feature better makeup, better sets, better Cinematography, better VisFX, better costumes, better music, etc (and definitely better acting).
This feeling was really accentuated by me recently viewing the excellent Silent-Dracula edit by Paulisdead2221. It basically is 'Nosferatu' but inventively directed by Coppola (With 70 years more cinematic experience than Murnau) and with a superior score by Phillip Glass.
Next up is a Horror-Documentary about Witchcraft.