I loved Hoult as Nux in Fury Road, and didn't recognize him in Nosferatu. Eggers always gets me into a theater, and I loved the film. I didn't see what the detractors were talking about. Eggers did what he always does: he takes a story that beggars belief in modern times and plays it straight, demanding that we reconcile what we saw with our own eyes with our vision of reality. Dafoe certainly stole every scene he was in, but that was no fault of the remaining cast. He was like someone born in a different age, unfettered by the societal shackles of the rest. I'll look into The Order.
"Within, stood a tall old man, clean-shaven save for a long white mustache..." --Bram Stoker
I was glad to finally see the vampire sporting a mustache similar to the one described in the novel.
Robert Eggers' lifelong, passionate obsession with Nosferatu + his skill as a filmmaker = a GREAT movie which apparently has reached a huge audience, not just movie nerds like me.
I loved Hoult as Nux in Fury Road, and didn't recognize him in Nosferatu. Eggers always gets me into a theater, and I loved the film. I didn't see what the detractors were talking about. Eggers did what he always does: he takes a story that beggars belief in modern times and plays it straight, demanding that we reconcile what we saw with our own eyes with our vision of reality. Dafoe certainly stole every scene he was in, but that was no fault of the remaining cast. He was like someone born in a different age, unfettered by the societal shackles of the rest. I'll look into The Order.
thanks for this write-up Vince!
"Within, stood a tall old man, clean-shaven save for a long white mustache..." --Bram Stoker
I was glad to finally see the vampire sporting a mustache similar to the one described in the novel.
Robert Eggers' lifelong, passionate obsession with Nosferatu + his skill as a filmmaker = a GREAT movie which apparently has reached a huge audience, not just movie nerds like me.
It gives me hope.
Vince, beautiful essay. That n+1 article was chilling. Looking forward to your next one.
Thank you!!