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Nosferatu: The Vampyre (1979)

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Reviews Counted: 33

Fresh: 31

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.7/10

Consensus: 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.

Runtime: 3 hrs 34 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

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... 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. [More]

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

Starring: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast, Dan van Husen, Jan Groth, Carsten Bodinus, Martje Grohmann, Rijk de Gooyer, Clemens Scheitz, Lo van Hensbergen, Tim Beekman, Jacques Dufilho, Beverly Walker, John Leddy, Margiet van Hartingsveld

Director: Werner Herzog

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

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Feb 16, 1999

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Werner Herzog's 1979 homage to F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent film is an appropriately chilling telling of the Gothic tale filled with delightfully scary touches and recreated camera angles from Murnau's original.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/12/09
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Sometimes dismissed for being too slowly paced and too slavish to its source, it is in fact superior to the original.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
11/25/08
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter

You can love this movie without having to admit it’s merely an okay version of Dracula.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
10/29/08
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York

Between the hordes of stowaway rats that accompany Dracula's arrival, and a town-plaza dance of folly by doomed survivors (a Herzog addition), it's like being present at the birth of a medieval legend.

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10/29/08
Nicolas Rapold
Village Voice
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A serious-minded, true-in-spirit redux.

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10/09/08
Dustin Putman
TheMovieBoy.com

It is a simple and well-known story but sadly this version overcomplicates it to its detriment.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
10/07/08
Ali Barclay
BBC

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

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09/21/07
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film

A competent, atmospheric remake, but, considering the quality of Murnau's masterwork, is it necessary?

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/21/07
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

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
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Fascinating, but flawed.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 1 Comment
01/26/06
Time Out

Kinski and Herzog peak in this classic telling of the vampire story.

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10/27/05
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

No review available.

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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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No review available.

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02/16/05
Enrique Buchichio
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01/14/05
Matt Bailey
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

To be honest, Kinski would scare me if I met him on the street!

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01/01/05
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

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
Leo Goldsmith
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Kinski and Herzog frighten Nosferatu.

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05/31/04
Victoria Alexander
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