Review of Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) by Jens R — 05 Jun 2008

Werner Herzog's remake (from 1978) or rather re-imagining of FW Murnau's Nosferatu (from 1922) is the most lyrical & meditative vampire film ever made.

Sublimely stylish & visually poetic. Featuring breathtakingly beautiful, very green & somehow eerie Czech landscapes, the exquisite and Zen like music from Popol Vuh, philosophical and poetic visual meditations on the concept of death and the gorgeous Isabella Adjani as Jonathan Harker's wife (looking very Goth-y in this film). As with all Herzog films, Nosferatu feels huge, the proportions of the landscapes, the philosophical questions and the creepy, eerie atmosphere of "emptiness" (I use the term in the Zen - buddhistic sense here) makes you & your problems feel very tiny & the universe you inherit very big. In other words, perfect escapism!