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Nosferatu: The Vampyre

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Nosferatu: The Vampyre (1979)

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Reviews Counted: 27 Fresh: 26  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.8/10
 
Consensus: Stunning visuals and an intense portrayal of the famed bloodsucker. Stunning visuals from Werner Herzog and an intense portrayal of the famed bloodsucker from Klaus Kinski make this remake of Nosferatu a horror classic in its own right. more
 
Runtime: 3 hrs 34 mins
Synopsis:
Approaching the legendary German classic 1922 film NOSFERATU: EIN SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS by F.W. Murnau with his own unique sensibilities, Werner Herzog establishes a link between himself and the classic days of German cinema and in the process crafts a lush adaptation as well as a classic in... [More]
Approaching the legendary German classic 1922 film NOSFERATU: EIN SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS by F.W. Murnau with his own unique sensibilities, Werner Herzog establishes a link between himself and the classic days of German cinema and in the process crafts a lush adaptation as well as a classic in its own right. Stark, symbolic cinematography and intensely stylized performances create what Herzog refers to as a different plane of reality, injecting the age-old tale of Count Dracula with a modern sense of mysticism, desire, and wonder. Frequent Herzog collaborator Klaus Kinski portrays the Dracula character with a silent intensity, tingeing the vampire's inhuman monstrosity with a deep sense of pathos and longing. Completing a stellar international cast are Bruno Ganz (a regular in the films of Wim Wenders) and French film star Isabelle Adjani, both giving subtle yet compelling performances as the formerly happy couple who fall prey to Dracula's lust for life and love. From the opening image of rows of openmouthed mummies and the repeated motif of a bat in slow-motion flight to beautiful scenic shots of European mountains and beaches, NOSFERATU is a visually stunning film, presenting visual tableaus taken directly from the original as well as those of Herzog's invention. The extreme stylization of the film recalls Herzog's similarly hypnotic and haunting film HEART OF GLASS--creating a wholly original film, that despite its differences maintains a strict and loving faithfulness to the original. [Less]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast

Director: Werner Herzog
Producer: Werner Herzog
Screenwriter: Werner Herzog
Story: Henrik Galeen, Bram Stoker
Composer: Popol Vuh, Florian Fricke, Richard Wagner, Charles Gounod

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 9, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 0
  • 2-Disc Set
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - German
  • Mono - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Werner Herzog - Director, Norman Hill
  • Featurette - 1. THE MAKING OF NOSFERATU
  • Trailers

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Biographies

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Sumptuous yet earthy, philosophical yet humorous, it's a masterpiece in its own right.

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09/21/07 05:34 PM
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film
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A competent, atmospheric remake, but, considering the quality of Murnau's masterwork, is it necessary?

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09/21/07 05:33 PM
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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Herzog and Kinski succeed here because they convey a sense of pity for a creature so visually repulsive it's hard to look at him.

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09/21/07 05:27 PM
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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The acting is too eccentric and the narrative drive too weak to satisfy fans of the genre, but Herzog's admirers will find much in the film's animistic landscapes and clusters of visionary imagery.

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09/21/07 05:25 PM
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Fascinating, but flawed.

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01/26/06 03:16 AM
Time Out
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Kinski and Herzog peak in this classic telling of the vampire story.

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10/27/05 08:22 PM
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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No review available.

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06/19/05 09:03 PM
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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The film's reason for being (it's a shrine to Herzog's favourite German director) is also the end of the conversation.

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05/17/05 07:16 PM
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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It's funny without being silly, eerie without being foolish and uncommonly beautiful in a way that has nothing to do with mere prettiness.

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05/09/05 03:16 AM
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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No review available.

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02/16/05 05:42 PM
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total
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No review available.

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01/14/05 05:41 PM
Matt Bailey
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
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To be honest, Kinski would scare me if I met him on the street!

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01/01/05 12:57 AM
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
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As with the film's more naturalistic elements, Herzog's camera hangs back from the action, observing Kinski's slow, spidery movements and terrifying outbursts of bloodlust

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11/01/04 10:15 PM
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
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Kinski and Herzog frighten Nosferatu.

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05/31/04 02:43 PM
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com
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Nosferatu explores the Dracula legend in a way that is both serious and seductive.

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01/27/04 06:39 PM
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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The father of the vampire movies. Despite the black & white is very frightening.

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02/08/03 03:54 PM
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos
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Herzog's reimagining can't match the original, but still gives it a unique, intensely creepy spin.

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12/04/02 06:10 PM
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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12/02/02 01:07 PM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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10/13/02 10:19 PM
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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A true modern classic of horror that should be seen by any fan of the genre -- and any fan of cinema, for that matter.

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08/26/02 11:25 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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