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Updated 4 months ago,January 2, 2025
Remakesrarely get any better thanNosferatu(2024).
Based on the 1922 filmNosferatu: A Symphony of Horrorfrom influential German director F.W.
Murnau, Robert EggersNosferatuis a gorgeously dark tale of obsession, madness, and death.
Nosferatu
InSvengali, the means of coercion ishypnotism.
His power travels across the city and rouses Trilby from her bed.
Faust (1926)
Given its roots in the German Expressionism of F.W.
Murnaus 1922Nosferatu, its no surprise that Robert Eggers was also inspired by another of Murnaus films.
InFaust,Mephistospreads his wings over a village to signify the plague he has unleashed on its population.
First on his list isThe Innocents(1961).
Robert Eggers agrees with that assessment, and he says he watches the movie often for inspiration.
Cries and Whispers (1972)
The atmosphere and performances inCries and Whispersare the biggest influences onNosferatu.
He says that when he directed his actors inNosferatu, he often thought about the performances inCries and Whispers.
