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Vampyr / Vampyr Ou L' Etrange Aventure De David Gray / Der Traum Des Allan Gray / The Strange Adventure Of David Gray / Castle Of Doom
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6 /10
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7.00 /10
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| Starring |
| Julian West (pseudonym for Baron Nicholas de Gunsberg, who financed the film), Sybille Schmitz |
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Directed by: Carl Theodore Dreyer 
Written by: Christen Jul, Carl Dreyer from Sheridan le Fanu’s novel Carmilla
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| Released: |
1931 |
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HORROR
SILENT
FOREIGN
IMPORTANT
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| Origin: |
France/ Germany |
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BW |
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65 |
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A young man (Julian West) suspects that he is threatened by vampires, and dreams his own death.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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Although there is insufficient plot to sustain its length, and modern audiences expect more shocks, the stunning camerawork by Rudolph Mate and Louis Nee makes this a masterpiece of the silent era - and the use of a subjective camera predates John Carpenter’s Halloween by almost half a century. The film builds up horror through creating unease in the audience, and the sequence where the hero dreams of being buried alive is terrifying. Dreyer is best known for his sombre meditations on faith and salvation; and - beneath the horror film trappings - this is all about his favourite themes.
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