Nosferatu (Motion picture : 1922) Nosferatu (Motion picture : 1922). English. Sprache der Schatten.
Notes:
Title from container. Nosferatu: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1922. Special features: Hans Erdmann's original 1922 score, in 5.1 Surround or 2.0 Stereo; The language of shadows (2007), a 52-minute documentary on F.W. Murnau's early career and the making of Nosferatu; lengthy excerpts from other films by F.W. Murnau: Journey into the night (1920), The Haunted castle (1921), Phantom (1922), The finances of the Grand Duke (1924), The last laugh (1924), Tartuffe (1925), Faust (1926), and Tabu (1931); image gallery. Nosferatu: Filmed on location in the Carpathian Mountains. Nosferatu: Based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker; adapted by Henrik Galeen. Nosferatu: Max Schreck, Greta Schroeder, Ruth Landshoff, Gustav von Wangenheim, Alexander Granach, George H. Schnell, Gustav Botz. Nosferatu: Music performers, Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra ; conductor, Berndt Heller. Sprache der Schatten: Narrator: Brad Brooks ; cast: Eva Diekmann, David Sandberg, Helene Luckow, Wolfgang Kistermann, Daisy Spies.
Contents:
The language of shadows / The language of shadows / a film by Luciano Berriatúa ; produced by Manuel Cereijo (tve) ; in association with Filmoteca Madrid ; Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung (2007, 53 min.) ; Special feature. Extras. Nosferatu and the occult. The language of shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and his films: Murnau, the early years and Nosferatu. Childhood -- The early films -- New acquaintances -- Nosferatu is born -- On location -- The Tatra -- Prana's demise -- Nosferatu and the occult.
Summary:
Nosferatu: This unauthorized German expressionist adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, resurrected in an HD edition mastered from the acclaimed 35mm restoration by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung and backed by an orchestral performance of Hans Erdmann's 1922 score, depicts Dracula as Count Orlok, a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulbous head and taloned claws who wants to buy a deserted house in the Carpathian Mountains across from that of real estate agent Thomas Hutter and, especially, Hutter's lovely wife Nina. Features two versions of the film, the original German intertitles (with optional English subtitles) or English intertitles. Sprache der Schatten: Two-part documentary by film historian Luciano Berriatúa, the second part of which focuses on Murnau's personal life during the 20's and in the making of "Nosferatu."
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