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Film by F.W. Murnau
As a young real-estate agent, Hutter is sent to the land of thieves and monsters to assist reclusive Count Orlok with the purchase of a property in his own home town. After achieving this goal, his new neighbour appears to take a fancy to not just the property but his real estate agent's wife also. They will try to endure the terror living next door or else try to discover a method of its destruction.
A truly great 1920s silent horror film! Artful and stylised. Though absolutely definitely based on Bram Stoker's Dracula, the story goes that Murnau was keen to make it different enough that the rights would not need to be paid for, and they would not be sued. This plan did not succeed. It's easy to see why, beat for beat it's the exact same story, with a scarier ending. Accompanying music is obviously of vital importance, and it's some of the greatest movie score I've heard! Max Schreck's Orlok is terrifying in appearance and action. Plenty of disturbing imagery to be viewed. Though illegally created it was faithful to its inspiration. Dialogue was a bit amusing but likely because it was translated to English from German. Some truly great sequences here, and really engaging to watch original horror performed with methods from the earliest era of filmmaking.
I realised this was my first silent film horror viewing a few minutes in, when recognising this medium of filmmaking lends itself perfectly to horror. There is already something so unnerving about movement, acting and soundless line delivery. This was clearly made with passion, as they were not allowed to but did it anyway. Watching was an entirely amazing experience, will be seeking out further terrors from this period.
Cheers to @hk_movieaddict for the recommend.
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Suspense ☠️☠️☠️☠️
Jump scare ☠️
Dread ☠️☠️☠️☠️
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