A lot of the discourse surrounding Robert Eggers’ take on Nosferatu is focused on how “horny” the film is, so let’s review the history of Nosferatu both as an adaptation of Dracula and as a vampire tale in its own right - and answer the question: “Was is always like this?”
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- Video by Be Kind Rewind: https://youtu.be/ioC7WGmxh30?si=MFfVUA6FRbpX6v41
- The ultimate 1922 Nosferatu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAdi5pccjiE&ab_channel=Scoresdecine
- “Rats” by the biologist who worked on set of the Herzog version: https://archive.ph/20231005194643/https://granta.com/rats/
- The McAndrews piece: https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/519187/robert-eggers-nosferatu-rejects-eroticism-to-portray-a-harrowing-reality/
References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KmfRfuFI7ZC4mRck00C5H3OYXqNOKMDTBAi4hh8j3B0/edit?usp=sharing
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Chapters:
00:00 - introduction
00:02:15 - Dracula & fallen vampiresses
00:12:22 - Murnau’s Nosferatu
00:26:09 - Herzog’s Nosferatu
00:39:18 - Eggers’ Nosferatu
01:01:56 - count-clusion