Nosferatu

Dir. F. W. Murnau.
Germany. 1922.
84 min. (18 FPS) 64 min. (Sound Speed)
Color-tinted B&W.
Music by Silent Orchestra. (no music track)

A 35mm negative with color tints and English titles freshly translated from the original German text, this unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu is the quintessential silent vampire film, crafted by legendary German director F. W. Murnau.

Rather than depicting Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau's Graf Orlok (as portrayed by Max Shreck) is a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulbous head and taloned claws -- perhaps the most genuinely disturbing incarnation of vampirism yet envisioned. Nosferatu was an atypical expressionist film in that much of it was shot on location. While directors such as Lang and Lubitsch built vast forests and entire towns within the studio, Nosferatu's landscapes, towns, and castle were actual locations in the Carpathian mountains. Murnau was able to infuse the story with the subtle tones of nature: both pure and fresh, as well as twisted and sinister.

Available in 35mm