VAMPYR Redux 1932 / 2008
Four-minute video using footage from Carl Theodor Dreyer's VAMPYR (1932).The vampiric crone Marguerite Chopin (played by Henriette GĂ©rard) is defeated in Dreyer's original version; but here we see her return to unlife and unleash her supernatural scourge on the village of Courtempierre. Miniature humanoid skeletons, animated skulls, darkening skies, and a constant sense of foreboding are all components of her sinister spell, drawn from the striking imagery of Dreyer's film.The text painted in French on the coffin at the beginning warns: "From dust you came, to dust you shall return"... while at the conclusion, Marguerite Chopin appears to have control even over the soundtrack of the film, which has no choice but to obey her steely cry of "Ruhe!" ("Quiet!").
Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: ax00ax
Length: 04:02
Rating: 5.00
Views: 1632
Tags: 1932 dreyer goth poison skeleton supernatural vampire vampiress vampyr
Video Comments
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fuhtumpsh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
this is cool! can't wait for the DVD to be released is the sound from this movie or something else? |
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