Shadow of the Vampire

2000
12
1 Std. 32 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

46.270

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.038

843

Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich in Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

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Die Dreharbeiten zu Nosferatu (1922) werden durch die Tatsache behindert, dass der Star Max Schreck die Rolle eines Vampirs weitaus ernster nimmt, als dies menschlich möglich erscheint.Die Dreharbeiten zu Nosferatu (1922) werden durch die Tatsache behindert, dass der Star Max Schreck die Rolle eines Vampirs weitaus ernster nimmt, als dies menschlich möglich erscheint.Die Dreharbeiten zu Nosferatu (1922) werden durch die Tatsache behindert, dass der Star Max Schreck die Rolle eines Vampirs weitaus ernster nimmt, als dies menschlich möglich erscheint.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

46.270

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.038

843

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 2 Oscars nominiert
- 16 Gewinne & 30 Nominierungen insgesamt

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Wissenswertes
Based in part upon a legend that Max Schreck was in reality a vampire which is why he played the role of Orlok/Dracula so well. Some variations of the legend suggest that Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) was the only film Schreck made, though in reality he was already a stage and screen veteran by the time Nosferatu was shot, and would appear in many non-vampiric roles before his death in 1936.

Patzer
There is a reflection of Count Orlock's head in the mirror moments after a big deal was made about the fact that he cast no reflection in the same mirror (although this is possibly a deliberate nod to Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) in which a similar error was made).

Zitate
[Asked what he thought of the book, Dracula]
Max Schreck: It made me sad.
Albin: Why sad?
Max Schreck: Because Dracula had no servants.
Albin: I think you missed the point of the book, Count Orlock.
Max Schreck: Dracula hasn't had servants in 400 years and then a man comes to his ancestral home, and he must convince him that he... that he is like the man. He has to feed him, when he himself hasn't eaten food in centuries. Can he even remember how to buy bread? How to select cheese and wine? And then he remembers the rest of it. How to prepare a meal, how to make a bed. He remembers his first glory, his armies, his retainers, and what he is reduced to. The loneliest part of the book comes... when the man accidentally sees Dracula setting his table.

Crazy Credits
Credits end with the sounds of the camera filming and of the phonograph which set the mood for the actors.

Verbindungen
Edited from Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)

Soundtracks
The Flying Dutchman Overture
Written by Richard Wagner
Courtesy of KPM Music Limited

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Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Dafoe is da man.

It is the age of the silent movie, and German expressionist director F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is determined to film his version of the Dracula story, whatever the cost to his cast and crew.

I've never really been a big fan of Nosferatu nor a particular admirer of Willem Dafoe, but this bizarre little movie has made me appreciate both much more. A fictionalised account of the making of F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent horror classic, Shadow of the Vampire toys with the notion that Nosferatu's star Max Schreck (played here by Dafoe) was actually a bona fide member of the undead.

This fanciful idea plays out a little too slowly, perhaps, but offers plenty of opportunity for dark humour, the cast delivering suitably offbeat performances that prove strangely intoxicating, with Dafoe's mesmerising turn as Shreck being the film's strongest suit, the actor's mannerisms and expressions played to perfection.

Casual movie fans who haven't seen Murnau's classic will probably wonder what the hell is going on, so I recommend seeing Nosferatu beforehand, just so that one can fully appreciate the magic of certain scenes and the brilliance of Dafoe's performance.