Nosferatu

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Claudio C @Claudio666 Dec 9 A Masterpiece of the German Expressionism (12,116 – 02 Dec 1998 / 23 Sep 2003 / 08 Dec 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) "Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens" (1922) is a gothic and terrifying movie, based on Bram Stocker's Dracula that remains as a masterpiece of the history of the cinematographic industry and of the German Expressionism. About the story, I believe every cinephile knows the plot. F.W. Murnau changed the name "Dracula" to "Count Graf Orlok" and "Nosferatu" to avoid paying copyright to Bram Stoker’s widow. However, there are evidence that the film "Drakula halála" ("Dracula’s Death") was made in 1921, and it would be the first film inspired by Bram Stoker’s novel. Unfortunately, this film is considered lost since no copy survived. Therefore, "Nosferatu" (1922) is the first surviving cinematic adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel, but not necessarily the first movie about Dracula. My vote is ten. Title (Brazil): "Nosferatu" My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ See more Shaun R @Shaun666 Nov 16 I watched this in 2025, well over 100 years after it was made. It was like watching a modern day art house movie and it hard to forget this was made in 1922. It is easily the greatest looking vampire ever putting to shame the rubbish looking monsters since. See more Ling H Nov 13 boring. don’t listen to the good reviews. See more Joshua V Oct 21 Great when Orlak is onscreen, but everyone else seems to think they are monologuing on a stage production. I love Eggers, but this is my least favorite See more Patrick C Oct 20 Let me cut to the quick - I have been watching films for 50 years but had never seen 'Nosferatu' before tonight. It is quite simply a sheer masterpiece and a film that has from out of nowhere gone to the top of my favourite of all time list. To think it was released 103 years ago, but its indescribable atmosphere and eeriness still possess the power to chill. Visually it is unsurpassed, so rich in symbolism and metaphor. I feel elated that something so utterly brilliant and bewitching could have been made when cinema was in its infancy. See more J D Sep 13 When reviewing this film you have to put it into its historical context: 1922, a silent film with interfaces, live orchestra music in theater, and one of the most horrifying, original, and inspirational horror movies of not only its generation but of all time in film history. When considering so many filming techniques and screen acting styles had not even been conceived yet, the film is powerful and strong. The suspense is built well, each scene is sharp and engaging, and the actors give a strong performance given their lack of dialogue (it is underappreciated how difficult it is to portray emotion and story without any spoken words). The setting is eerie and the horror, although different from much of modern horror movies, is understandably terrifying to the audience of its own time period. This is a quintessential movie in its genre and deserves to be watched, if only for its historical context and import, but if you give it the chance the movie will still be engaging and entertaining, especially if you consider how revolutionary the technology and special effects were at the time (much like the power and nostalgia of Star Wars). See more Read all reviews

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