Movie # 33 Nosferatu The Vampyre 1979

Every movie buff has movies they are ashamed they have not seen. This was most defiantly on my shame list so what better excuse to unearth this modern classic.

Movie # 33 Nosferatu The Vampyre 1979

Herzogs updating on the 1922 silent film did not disappoint. Whats striking from frame one is the wonderful photography that is both rich in detail and also surreal at times. It gives the film the low budget film a much needed polish and indeed it also gives it a dreamy feel. Klaus Kinski gives his greatest performance as the undead count and even gives Max Shrek a run for his money. The film has rather large shoes to fill but Herzog stays faithful to the silent film yet adds things from the novel "Dracula" and adds a few twists of his own. I`m very happy this wasn't a shot for shot remake and I can see why this is hailed as a classic in its own right.