Nosferatu: A Retrospective

With the upcoming release of Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu remake on the horizon, it seems appropriate to write a retrospective of the more than 100-year-old original that has always been and still remains a classic of horror cinema. In this retrospective, I  will discuss the production of the film and its profound legacy as well as its screenplay and direction.

Nosferatu,  its full title “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror”, was conceived as an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s famous gothic horror novel Dracula. However, since the film’s producers couldn’t successfully acquire the rights they decided to change the names of the characters, locations, and some elements of the story. A German production, it was filmed in Wismar, Wassertor, Heiligen-Geist-Kirche, and Lubeck among others.

However, it evolved beyond a mere adaptation of Dracula as it became a masterwork of horror in its own right, blending thematic elements of occultism, plagues, and undercurrents of World War I…

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosferatu