Synopsis
Succumb to the darkness.
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Lily-Rose Depp Bill Skarsgård Nicholas Hoult Willem Dafoe Aaron Taylor-Johnson Emma Corrin Ralph Ineson Simon McBurney Adéla Hesová Milena Konstantinova Stacy Thunes Gregory Gudgeon Robert Russell Curtis Matthew Claudiu Trandafir Georgina Bereghianu Jordan Haj Katerina Bila Tereza Dušková Ella Bernstein
Jeff Robinov John Graham David Minkowski Matthew Stillman Chris Columbus Eleanor Columbus Robert Eggers
Angela Barson Katie Anna Brady Theodore Burley Crystal Dowd Aditya Khati Roshni Maranat Lisa Renney David Scott
Steve Little Damian Volpe Jakub Čech Heikki Kossi Scott Curtis Michael Fentum Samir Fočo David Giammarco Joel Raabe Shelley Roden
נוספרטו, Носферату, 诺斯费拉图, 노스페라투, نوسفيراتو, Nosferatu - Der Untote, 吸血鬼:諾斯費拉圖, ნოსფერატუ, นอสเฟอราตู, Νοσφεράτου
i left the theater and overheard an older critic sigh and say to their colleague something along the lines of, “surprise surprise, eggers does the exact same thing again 🙄”
like? i am so sorry that he decided to make yet another wildly atmospheric and artfully crafted movie with care for the subject matter which makes for a wonderful theater-going experience???
so it’s okay to sing along during Wicked but if i start biting people during Nosferatu i’m in the wrong??? interesting
pretty delicious: a girl cries out into the night, begging for something to happen to her. are girls born freaky, or do they have freakiness thrust upon them? lana del rey released born to die like 13 years ago; the girl—particularly the millennial girl—as agent-in-her-own-subjugation is familar by now. enter Christmas 2024: a gen-X babygirl and, in nosferatu, a gen-Z coquetterrorist. it's the most wonderful time of the year, honey
i'm not objective, but i think depp is one of the best we've got. she's not afraid of the dark, and why should she be? she shows us that Hell comes in through the front door because it is welcomed; because it can feel preferable to hearth and home. maybe it isn't, not really, but depp's ellen is a "sweet romantic." soft moans give way to flailing tongues and bent backs. sue me, but i love to see it. sometimes, there's nothing left to do but m-m-m-marry, m-m-m-marry, m-m-m-marry the night
really fucking good. lily rose depp has the juice, what a stunning physical performance. particularly impressed by how much eggers’ restraint pays off, as he leans into natural/candle-lit scenes where any other director would insist on making a visual spectacle
There was plenty to like so I’ll start there:
- cinematography: every frame was gorgeously composed. Looked like a painting. Quite a feat for a film with one of the least interesting color palettes of all time.
- Willem Defoe: “I’ve seen things that would make Sir Isaac Newton crawl back into the womb” is one of the best lines of 2024. Perhaps the only correct casting in the film…
- the approach to Orlock’s castle was the best of any Nosferatu/Dracula film I’ve seen, which is pretty astounding considering how many times we’ve seen this story. It’s never been so dreamy, stream of conscious, and weird. Gave me so much hope for the rest of the film…
- the last…
HE IS COMING
Give me more give me more, crawl under my skin and make me choke. Christ this felt so good.
Nosferatu hails as the movie I’ve been itching at for years only to reveal the satisfying puss of infection that I can’t help but crave.
So unabashedly unsubtle, I was enthralled by something just looming between the wet cracks that suffocate the air. Some might find this shallow but I believe the blood runs deep.
Horror that works for me, taking my heart and dancing on it with its little tricks of tasteful scares and cheeky confidence.
For me it all just fucking worked on insane levels that I was getting giddy. The atmosphere, visuals and music all…