Monday, October 29, 2007

Eine Symphonie des Grauens

Kerstin and I stayed up last night watching F. W. Murnau's "Nosferatu: Eine Symphonie des Grauens" on DVD.
It's a famous film that remains famously frightening even 85 years after its release.
Max Schreck stars as Graf Orlok, "Count Dracula" in all but name, and a "nosferatu," or vampire.
Murnau's film is an excellent example of German Expressionism, and Kerstin and I both remarked about how much dread the director could wring out of elongated shadows.
It's a perfect film to welcome Halloween!

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