Nosferatu
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“Does evil come from within us or from beyond?”
Overview
The best vampire movies are at the intersection of spooky and sexy, and with Nosferatu Robert Eggers brings his baroque style to a classical yet kinky interpretation of the Gothic masterpiece. Taking inspiration from Murnau's iconic 1922 silent film of the same name, an I-can't-believe-it's-not-Dracula unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, it follows estate agent himbo Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) having a very rough time at work. He's been tasked with locating a residence for mysteriously wealthy Transylvanian Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) who is A) a vampire and B) obsessed with Thomas's young wife, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp). Only the eccentric occult scientist Prof. Albin Eberhart Von Franz (Willem Dafoe) may hold the key to unravelling the strange psychic connection between Ellen and Orlock and untangling this nightmare poly situation.
“A beautifully crafted, endlessly compelling nightmare that will envelop you in its shifting, writhing darkness and simply refuse to let go”
“Nosferatu is extraordinarily compelling, one of the best films of the year, and an unforgettable, phantasmagoric experience for theatres that will astonish.”
“Shows Robert Eggers at the height of his powers, building an atmosphere of choking menace anchored by magnificent turns from Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgard.”
Why You Should See This Film
One of the richest elements in Eggers' work is his ability to transpose the fears and superstitions of days gone by into a filmic form, acknowledging the material effects of faith on reality without ironic presentism. Nosferatu is his closest, timeline wise, to ourselves and so provides a fascinating sense of distance and continuity— fully immersed in a suffocating atmosphere of sexual repression and religious rapture, with a through-line to the modern world. Hypnotic, repulsive and filled with dread, this is a wonderful addition to the pantheon of atmospheric horror.
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