Sunday Night at the Movies: German Expressionism 101 - Nosferatu (1922)

This is an early film by F. W. Murnau, one of the earliest horror films, and in my opinion and that of critics throughout cinema history one of the greatest films of all time. The film is based on Dracula. Actually Bram Stoker's widow sued the film for copyright infringement and won. All prints of the film were ordered to be destroyed, but some survived that were sent around the world. The movie became one of the earliest cult classics.

The original score of the film had been composed by Hans Erdmann, many version of the film that are freely available use scores that were composed later, and that are wholly different from Erdman's composition.

The best version of the film is one that has been restored by Eureka Entertainment. The film has been slowed down I believe because it ran too fast, cleaned up, and also tinted as it would have been in the cinema. The original score of which little remains has been reconstituted and it sounds beautiful. If possible you should really only watch the restored version of the film: IT IS WORTH IT.

Truly this is a beautiful film with beautiful scenery, and a haunting atmosphere. I think out of all of the five German Expressionist films I posted (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, M, Metropolis, The Golem, Nosferatu) this is the best. I'm sorry for posting the inferior version but that is what is freely available on YouTube. The other version must be copyrighted.

Here is a clip of the restored version:




Another version without the tinting and possibly without visual restoration BUT they used the restored versions soundtrack by HANS ERDMANN!




This is in my opinion a MUST WATCH film, definitely one of the greatest of all time!

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