The German horror classic Nosferatu was released over 100 years ago. Now, thanks to one of the greatest directorial talents of our time, the highly anticipated remake is coming to theaters.
It has been almost ten years since Robert Eggers caused a sensation with his historical horror debut The Witch. This was followed by the no less disturbing The Lighthouse and his Viking saga The Northman – all films that have been must-sees for cineastes in recent years.
On January 2, 2025, Eggers invites us to his fourth masterpiece, which once again aims to stylistically and fearfully teach us. Curtain up for: Nosferatu – The Undead.
Nosferatu in the cinema: a new edition of an iconic horror symphony
1838 in Germany: Despite the protests of his unstable wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), the newlywed Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) is sent to Transylvania. On behalf of his company, he is supposed to handle the purchase of real estate and the relocation of the sinister Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård). However, it quickly becomes clear that the old aristocrat is shrouded in legends, stories and superstition. Is Orlok really a vampire who has an ominous connection to Ellen? The eccentric occult expert Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz (Willem Dafoe) is consulted.
F.W. Murnau’s immortal silent film classic Nosferatu, a symphony of horror from 1922, is an unauthorized film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s gothic horror novel Dracula. Eggers’ impressive images in the usual authentic setting are oriented on this 102-year-old adaptation. Only Skarsgård portrays a completely different vampire than his predecessors Max Schreck or Klaus Kinski. His Orlok is not a thin, creeping ghost, but a formidable beast of a man who truly deserves the title monster.
Sympathy for the Devil: Robert Eggers has long been fascinated by Nosferatu
For filmmaker Robert Eggers, Nosferatu is his most personal project to date. Even as a child, he was fascinated by the original film and, according to Variety, he staged a stage adaptation when he was only 17 years old, in which he himself became a vampire. Judging by the initial reactions, which describe the film as a “mesmerizing, macabre masterpiece,” among other things, the incredible effort seems to have paid off.
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The new Nosferatu remake celebrated its world premiere on December 2, 2024 at the Zoo Palast in Berlin, just a few meters from the location of the Marble Hall, where the original film premiered 102 years earlier.
