Wonderful to be able to watch this in such clarity almost 100 years after it was made. So long since I have watched it that I had forgotten how many scenes go on for so long and that there are so many telescopic fades in and out and then there are other scenes over in a flash. So many key sequences, mostly featuring the magnificent Max Schreck, seem to fly by. Iconic moments seem rushed but it is probably that I am so used to seeing these images frozen as illustrations that it comes as a surprise to see the shadowed figure gliding quickly up the stairs and encroaching upon the sleeping figure. Particularly impressed this time also with the outside sequences, some marvellously evocative and well framed shots of countryside and outbuildings and the glorious shots of Schreck's new home across the canal and not forgetting the majestic glide of the ship into harbour. Excellent as ever.
Review of Nosferatu
