The classic silent horror film, Nosferatu, will be released on Blu-ray in the US as a 2-disc special edition loaded with bonus features. Nosferatu shocked audiences when it hit theaters back in 1922 and it has now been remastered by Kino Lorber:
"An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu is the quintessential silent vampire film, crafted by legendary German director F. W. Murnau (Sunrise, Faust, The Last Laugh). Rather than depicting Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau's Graf Orlok (as portrayed by Max Schreck) is a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulbous head and taloned claws -- perhaps the most genuinely disturbing incarnation of vampirism yet envisioned. Nosferatu was an atypical expressionist film in that much of it was shot on location. While directors such as Lang and Lubitsch built vast forests and entire towns within the studio, Nosferatu's landscapes, villages and castle were actual locations in the Carpathian mountains. Murnau was thus able to infuse the story with the subtle tones of nature: both pure and fresh as well as twisted and sinister."
Special Features (via Blu-ray.com)
Nosferatu will be available on US Blu-ray online and in stores on November 12th. *This story was submitted by Jemma George.
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