{"id":39927,"date":"2018-01-16T10:45:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T17:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39927"},"modified":"2021-11-13T19:03:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T02:03:15","slug":"nosferatu-the-vampyre-nosferatu-der-nacht-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39927","title":{"rendered":"Nosferatu the Vampyre \/ Nosferatu der Nacht (1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Lucy, my wife, is in danger &#8212; I must save her.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Poster-1979.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Poster-1979-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Poster-1979-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Poster-1979-87x128.jpg 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Poster-1979.jpg 516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 19th century Europe, a real estate agent (Bruno Ganz) is sent by his boss (Roland Topor) to secure a sale with Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski) in Transylvania. Dracula quickly becomes enamored from afar with Ganz&#8217;s beautiful wife (Isabelle Adjani), and sets sail to ravish her.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bruno Ganz Films<\/li>\n<li>German Films<\/li>\n<li>Vampires<\/li>\n<li>Werner Herzog Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that &#8220;Werner Herzog&#8217;s remake of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5388\">F.W. Murnau&#8217;s horror classic<\/a> is beautifully filmed but too slow&#8221;, and notes that you&#8217;ll be &#8220;half asleep&#8221; by the time Ganz &#8220;reaches the castle of Count Dracula&#8221;. He writes that &#8220;what&#8217;s most disappointing is that the themes and storyline are almost identical to Murnau&#8217;s still widely circulated film, making one wonder if Herzog undertook the project only to see if he could make Kinski look like Max Schreck&#8217;s vampire (he comes mighty close)&#8221;. While it&#8217;s true that Herzog&#8217;s film is an unmistakably direct homage to Murnau&#8217;s film &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0079641\/trivia?item=tr2228019\">he&#8217;s called it the best movie to come out of Germany <\/a>&#8212; Herzog brings a unique vision to the project, making it distinctively his own. Working with cinematographer J\u00f6rg Schmidt-Reitwein, he crafts a luminously saturated historical landscape in which mortals interface warily with vampires, and it&#8217;s easy to imagine Dracula&#8217;s legend taking root. I agree with Peary that the film moves too slowly &#8212; patience is required; but Kinski is mesmerizing as the tortured Nosferatu, and the visuals (including impressive sets, costumes, make-up, and hundreds of live rats) are highly memorable. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Kinski.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Kinski.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Kinski.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Kinski-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Kinski-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>J\u00f6rg Schmidt-Reitwein&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Cinematography2.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Cinematography2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Cinematography2-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Cinematography.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Cinematography-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine period sets and costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Set.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Set.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Set.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Set-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Set-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Sets2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Sets2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Sets2.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Sets2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Sets2-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effectively creepy make-up<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Makeup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Makeup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Makeup.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Makeup-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-Makeup-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many memorable scenes and images<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-End.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-End.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-End.png 656w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-End-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Nosferatu-End-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The eclectic and haunting soundtrack by Popul Vuh and others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a visually evocative homage to a cinematic classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0079641\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4482nosf.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/nosferatu-the-vampyre-1979.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/982\">Q Network Review <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Lucy, my wife, is in danger &#8212; I must save her.&#8221; Synopsis: In 19th century Europe, a real estate agent (Bruno Ganz) is sent by his boss (Roland Topor) to secure a sale with Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski) in Transylvania. Dracula quickly becomes enamored from afar with Ganz&#8217;s beautiful wife (Isabelle Adjani), and sets sail to ravish her. Genres: Bruno Ganz Films German Films Vampires Werner Herzog Films Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes that &#8220;Werner Herzog&#8217;s remake of F.W&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39927\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39927"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78323,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39927\/revisions\/78323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}