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Francisco R.
9Aug11
Dreyer's first sound film mantains the dynamic of his silent ones, but the adroitly inspired imagery combined with the scarce dialogue and the eerie atmosphere make this "transition" film one of the best and most singular works in Dreyer's career.
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Anders Bjornson
2May11
Absolutely mesmerizing. Not much of a plot to go on, but the imagery...So visually potent I still have trouble w/ dialogue & soundtrack (the former kept to a minimum the later much abused in the different versions I watched - my best was at the cinematheque in Lisbon: no sound effects at all, no new music "interpretations". Just a powerful punch of images and spareness of sound when sound was still in its infancy
soiwaswrong
25Apr11
I thought it was a silent film, hahahaha. It has very clean visual effects to think that it was made circa 1932..
AntioneOscar69
2Apr11
Like Eraserhead 44 years later, this is a dream of dark and troubling things; it doesn't "scare" one so much as creep and dazzle them with the eerie imagery. Surrealistic, dreamlike, and unforgettable.
Samuel Cogrenne
20Mar11
A stunning masterpiece and my favorite vampire movie of all-time. (Then it's Let the Right One In)
Gonzalo Caride
5Feb11
"Vampyr is the only movie that is worth watching twice" - Alfred Hitchcock. The best representation of what film is ever done.
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odilonvert
1Jan11
Really eerie when the traveler goes to the place where Marguerite Chopin lives and watches her come down the hall, shouting to the shadows to be quiet. You can feel that he knows she is dangerous...
richmondhill
27Dec10
Strikingly spare begetter of Trance films (a cousin of sorts to Deren's Meshes...) Whilst on associations, this also remind me of a kind of gothic M.R. James, or at least the BBC films of James' work from the 1960s and 70s. Witness: A Warning to the Curious and Whistle and I'll Come to You, which surely owe some debt to the pared-down aesthetic here, although seldom as poetic as this glorious film.
Pierluigi Puccini
5Dec10
Dreyer achieves the same bleak and haunting atmosphere that I reach in my imagination while I read Lovecraft or Poe.
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mr polyester
6Nov10
I think Iike this film ... but kind of don't understand it ... can someone explain it to me? The piling on of the flour at the end ... eh? Or is it just the Mulholland Drive of its day ... freaky and gorgeous to watch but completely incomprehensible
clockworkdaisyblues
4Nov10
TOTALLY HORRIBLE FANTASTIC HORROR. AND PERFECT-USING CINEMA TECHNIC. This film is Mario Bava's MOST FAVORITE film. And, funny thing is, nightmare-grey-tone is one of techincal mistake. Dreyer was used these mistake.
Erik Villasenor
20Oct10
very hipnotic, and beautifully shot. The Film leaves alot to the imagination. Way ahead of it's time, Vampyr is a forgotten classic.
Andhika Eka Buana
10Apr10
what a remarkable experience. Atmospheric and chilling at times. Also dreamy (or shoud i say, nightmarish ?). Again, Dreyer wonderful directing technique is a very big joy to behold !