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Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht - a Hungryhoss fanedit
Original Title: Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
Faneditor: Hungryhoss
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Fanedit Type: FanFix
Fanedit Release Date: 17th September 2024
Fanedit Runtime: 100
Synopsis: I love Herzog's take on Mernau's 1922 masterpiece Nosferatu, which he considered the most important film to have come out of Germany. His love letter to the film is beautiful, horrific and powerfully moving, with the best on-screen portrayal of Dracula (Orlock in the original) ever from Klaus Kinski. Yes, I include Max Schreck, Lugosi, Lee, Oldman et al in that assessment. Kinski's performance is unbeaten, a tour de force of twisted animalism cut through with profound sadness and aching yearning. Am intrigued to see what Robert Eggers brings with his 2024 take and how Bill Skarsgård plays the Count. Herzog released Nosferatu in two versions - in native German and in English. It's the latter which is most well known of course, but he actually preferred the German version for its authenticity. Both are narratively the same, but a number of scenes were reshot (some with different camera angles) with the actors speaking English, while other scenes were simply redubbed. See this site for more details: https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=1509 That all being said, I do feel Herzog indulges his love of long moody camera shots a little bit too much here and there; I've always felt the film might benefit from being a little snappier in parts. And the use (or lack) of music in the film could be better deployed, in my view. I've been inspired by Dawnrazoredits' recent - and brilliant - black and white edit of the English version and their use of additional music of their own creation to score it. So I began to wonder how my own edit of the German version might work if I tightened it up a bit and added some of my own self-created music (ambient / drone / soundscape works I've created in the past) in places. While the soundtrack is brilliant, I feel some scenes are weakened and made more 'static' by the absence of any music. Colourwise,I did do a test in monochrome, but eventually stayed with the beautifully rich and deep palette of the original cinematography, which looks amazing in the BFI's remastered version. Hopefully the end result is a slightly pacier, more powerful and emotional work.
Original Title: Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
Faneditor: Hungryhoss
Franchise:
Fanedit Type: FanFix
Fanedit Release Date: 17th September 2024
Fanedit Runtime: 100
Synopsis: I love Herzog's take on Mernau's 1922 masterpiece Nosferatu, which he considered the most important film to have come out of Germany. His love letter to the film is beautiful, horrific and powerfully moving, with the best on-screen portrayal of Dracula (Orlock in the original) ever from Klaus Kinski. Yes, I include Max Schreck, Lugosi, Lee, Oldman et al in that assessment. Kinski's performance is unbeaten, a tour de force of twisted animalism cut through with profound sadness and aching yearning. Am intrigued to see what Robert Eggers brings with his 2024 take and how Bill Skarsgård plays the Count. Herzog released Nosferatu in two versions - in native German and in English. It's the latter which is most well known of course, but he actually preferred the German version for its authenticity. Both are narratively the same, but a number of scenes were reshot (some with different camera angles) with the actors speaking English, while other scenes were simply redubbed. See this site for more details: https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=1509 That all being said, I do feel Herzog indulges his love of long moody camera shots a little bit too much here and there; I've always felt the film might benefit from being a little snappier in parts. And the use (or lack) of music in the film could be better deployed, in my view. I've been inspired by Dawnrazoredits' recent - and brilliant - black and white edit of the English version and their use of additional music of their own creation to score it. So I began to wonder how my own edit of the German version might work if I tightened it up a bit and added some of my own self-created music (ambient / drone / soundscape works I've created in the past) in places. While the soundtrack is brilliant, I feel some scenes are weakened and made more 'static' by the absence of any music. Colourwise,I did do a test in monochrome, but eventually stayed with the beautifully rich and deep palette of the original cinematography, which looks amazing in the BFI's remastered version. Hopefully the end result is a slightly pacier, more powerful and emotional work.