Vampyr

Watch: Vampyr

8/14/19341h 13m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The Strange Adventure of Allan Gray ~

Overview:

A student of the occult encounters supernatural haunts and local evildoers in a village outside of Paris.

Director:

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Status:

Released

Language:

German

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

dreams
based on novel or book
vampire
grave
castle
windmill
anemia
black and white
gothic horror
inn
blood transfusion
traveler

Cast

Nicolas de Gunzburg

~ as ~

Allan Grey

Maurice Schutz

~ as ~

The Lord of the Manor

Rena Mandel

~ as ~

Giséle

Sybille Schmitz

~ as ~

Léone

Jan Hieronimko

~ as ~

The Village Doctor

Henriette Gérard

~ as ~

The Old Woman from the Cemetery

Albert Bras

~ as ~

The Old Servant

N. Babanini

~ as ~

The Old Servant's Wife

Jane Mora

~ as ~

The Nurse

Georges Boidin

~ as ~

Limping Man

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Reviews (2)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
This is the ultimate slow burn, but boy is it worth it... Julian West (aka Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg) is "Allan Gray" - a wandering soul who arrives at a secluded inn in a tiny hamlet. When an old man enters him room muttering about a woman's impending death and leaves him a book, our hero goes exploring and finds himself at an eerie old house where he discovers all sorts of creepy - vampiric - goings on; and the race is on the identify and destroy the creature before it's curse wreaks havoc. It is by no means akin the modern day representation of the vampire; the story is depicted using hues and shadows - light (or lack of it) is enormously important to this; the "shadow" effects are also magnificently sinister and ghostly. The narrative itself is not the greatest, the story jerks about a bit, but that doesn't really matter - it's an adapted take on a well hewn story and Theyer's focus on developing a sense of menace and tension more than compensates. Jan Hieronimko stands out at the poison-dispensing local quack as does Sybille Schmitz as "Léone" (interestingly, neither professional actors) in what is a beautifully evocative, scary telling of Le Fanu's book beautifully augmented by a sophisticated Wolfang Zeller piano accompaniment.
David Navratil
Written 2 year(s) ago
8
I'm been trying to add more awarded/famous movies to my nightly watching! I searched Google for famous Horror movies and "Vampyr" showed up on many of the lists. There is very little dialog and may almost be considered a silent movie. Mostly takes place in an old Danish inn. No spoilers here, but if you are a fan of Horror Classics this movie should be on your list!! David N.