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Nosferatu (2024)

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Robert Eggers’ 2024 film “Nosferatu” is a reimagining of the 1922 silent horror classic, delving deep into themes of obsession, darkness, and sacrifice. The narrative intricately weaves the lives of its central characters against the backdrop of 19th-century Europe, creating a haunting tapestry that explores the human psyche and the supernatural.

The Awakening of Orlok

The film opens in the early 1830s with a young girl named Ellen, who, in her profound loneliness, calls out for a supernatural presence to alleviate her solitude. This desperate plea inadvertently awakens Count Orlok, a mysterious and malevolent being, who binds Ellen to an eternal pledge. This initial encounter sets the stage for the dark and intertwined destinies of the characters.

Thomas Hutter’s Fateful Journey

By 1838, Ellen is married to Thomas Hutter, a real estate agent in Wisburg, Germany. To secure their financial future, Thomas accepts an assignment from his employer, Herr Knock, to sell the dilapidated Grünewald Manor to the enigmatic Count Orlok. Despite Ellen’s ominous dreams and pleas for him to stay, Thomas embarks on the journey, leaving Ellen in the care of their friends, Friedrich and Anna Harding.

Upon reaching Transylvania, Thomas encounters wary locals who fear Orlok and witness unsettling rituals, including the exhumation and staking of a supposed vampire. Undeterred, Thomas proceeds to Orlok’s castle, where he is met with a series of eerie and supernatural events. Orlok’s sinister interest in Ellen becomes evident when he takes Thomas’s locket containing her picture and coerces him into signing a cryptic document. As Thomas’s health deteriorates due to Orlok’s predations, he discovers the Count’s true nature but manages to escape, eventually being nursed back to health by Orthodox nuns.

Ellen’s Torment and Orlok’s Arrival

Back in Wisburg, Ellen experiences severe sleepwalking episodes and seizures, which perplex Dr. Wilhelm Sievers. Seeking answers, Sievers consults his former mentor, Albin Eberhart Von Franz, who suggests that Ellen is under the influence of the Nosferatu, a demonic vampire. As Orlok makes his way to Wisburg aboard a ship laden with plague-infested rats, the town begins to succumb to a mysterious plague. Orlok’s arrival brings death and madness, with Herr Knock, now institutionalized, acting as his servant.

The Climactic Sacrifice

Thomas returns to find Wisburg in chaos and Ellen’s condition worsening. Von Franz’s research reveals that the Nosferatu can be vanquished by a pure-hearted maiden’s willing sacrifice. Determined to save her husband and town, Ellen conspires with Von Franz to distract Thomas. She summons Orlok to her bedroom, allowing him to feed on her blood throughout the night. As dawn breaks, the sunlight destroys Orlok, but Ellen succumbs to her injuries, dying in Thomas’s arms. Her selfless act frees Wisburg from the plague and the terror of the Nosferatu.

Conclusion

Eggers’ “Nosferatu” masterfully blends gothic horror with deep emotional undercurrents, exploring the complexities of human desire, fear, and sacrifice. The film’s atmospheric storytelling and compelling character arcs pay homage to the original while offering a fresh and immersive experience for contemporary audiences.

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Costume Concept Art for Nosferatu (2024) by Linda Muir

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“…. e con feroce Piglio di scherno a contemplar si stava Il desolato loco e il elei sereno”

Gino De' Bini (1856–1918) - Lucifero, 1887

illustration for the poem by Mario Rapisardi

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Edgar Bundy (1862-1922) "A Witch" Oil on canvas

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Dante's Inferno - art by Gustave Doré (1861)

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the love witch (2016) ♡

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(MINOR) SPOILERS FOR BOTH NOSFERATU (2024) & THE NOVEL DRACULA AHEAD!

modernity in nosferatu (2024) & dracula

it’s been almost 24 hours since i saw robert eggers’ nosferatu and i’m still in shock by how well crafted this film is. all my expectations for a dracula adaptation have been met. it’s obviously not a faithful adaptation of the novel. but we’ve seen that even adaptations that claim faithfulness end up fumbling what the story is about (cough, cough, bram stoker’s dracula (1992)). so, with that in mind, i think it’s better for a movie to do its own thing as long as it includes the themes at the core of dracula. and this is what nosferatu (2024) does really well.

what i want to talk about here is the topic of modernity in the story. it’s a central theme in the novel. there are a lot of references to late 19th century technological & scientific innovation. the count dracula is wary of modernity. he doesn’t understand it so he almost fears it. there is an opposition between modernity and old/paganism. this opposition can also be interpreted as "west v east".

this is referenced a lot in robert eggers’ nosferatu. when thomas hutter arrives at count orlok’s castle he asks his host about the local population’s superstitions. this angers the count who calls said superstitions idiotic (or something like this, i don’t remember the exact quote). obviously in the movie the main reason orlok goes to the west (germany in the movie, england in the novel) is to get to ellen. but there’s another reason, which is that in the 19th century western world (at least in the cities) pagan beliefs are practically gone. it’s a "modern" world in which people are no longer superstitious. they don’t believe in the supernatural, in vampires.

in his home country, orlok is threatened by pagan beliefs. by moving west, he can claim victims and get away with it because he’s protected by the upholding of modern science and rational thinking, which replaced superstition long ago. in the movie, the germans think that the doings of orlok are the plague. the existence of a blood-thirsty demon is ridiculous to them. this idea is represented by the character of herr harding (aaron taylor-johnson), whose rational mind ends up costing him the loss of his family and his own life.

that being said, in the novel, what ends up causing count dracula’s downfall is his weariness of modernity that i mentioned above. he uses "archaic" means of transportation to escape the hunting team made of van helsing, dr seward, mina & jonathan harker etc. he travels by sail instead of steamboat, carriage instead of steam train, the list goes on. but what allows the count’s foes to defeat him is in fact the belief that modernity/science and superstition are complementary and not opposite. van helsing uses both a scientific and pagan approach to eventually kill the vampire. so, don’t get it twisted, the novel doesn’t try to say that "modernity = good & superstition = bad" or vice versa. rather i think it offers a more nuanced take, suggesting that one doesn’t necessarily have to cancel out the other.

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"IF HE IS GUILTY, LET HIM DIE QUICKLY" FRANCISCO DE GOYA // circa 1810 [etching | U/D]

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They were right this would make a pretty sick cover.

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Dracula Daily Sketch for July 26th

In which Lucy begins walking in the night.

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Sergey Solomko (1867–1928) - Walpurgis Night

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Leonid Pasternak (1862-1945) "The Night Before the Exam" (1895) Oil on canvas Post-Impressionism Located in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France

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Horror scene storyboarding homework practice. So I drew Southern plantation owner vampire John C Calhoun.

Made some changes w/ my professor’s suggestions and will develop a little bit further later

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Illustration from Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven by Gustave Doré (1884)

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1856 Buckner Mansion from ‘American Horror Story: Coven’ Pending Sale! This imposing Greek revival mansion is the largest surviving home designed by Lewis E. Reynolds, one of the city’s most talented architects of the mid-1800s!

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