Nosferatu...Werner Herzog's Vampyre Movie par excellence
By cnwriter, 15th Aug 2012 | Follow this author
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Werner Herzog a great director of the 70's made this movie with Klaus KInski one of the most important German actors of all times. The doleful music is by Wagner from his Rheingold and is a subtle background to the movie itself. This is a deliciously dark movie.....enjoy...
- A visitation from hell...
- Harker to leave for Transylvania
- The arrival in Transylvania
- Lore of the Living Dead
- Harker walks to Castle Dracula
- credits
A visitation from hell...
Dead bodies line the crumbling walls along the passageways
Faces stretched in pain frightened mouths non seeing eyes do stare
Their fate has been a dreary one
Their blood sucked dry till all was gone
Drums sound their dolorous dirge
BIg beautiful eyes open so wide
Lucy into her lover's arms does sink
Her nightmare vivid as can be
A great bat flying through the clouds she sees
And dread enters her heart
Harker this cannot believe a matter of fact man is he
He dresses for the day kisses Lucy farewell
Across the bridge he strides away from his newly married bride
Harker to leave for Transylvania
To his office he does arrive where crazy Renfield hoots and giggles like the madman that he is
Tells Harker off to Transylvania he immediately must leave
Count Dracula to sign the papers property to buy
A crumbling building not too far from Harker's LIsbon home
He knows not of the dangers that lie ahead and so agrees
Leaving fair Lucy in care of his good friends
But first the two sweet lovers along side of the sea do walk
White and grey the waters deep the sand a shining golden hue
Dont go dont go she cries to him
I fear fear for you my love only evil can come of this
The gulls they scream high in the sky
The wind doth blow below
The arrival in Transylvania
Then they do bid a fair adieu and off Harker he does go
Clip clop his horse's hooves ring on rain sleeked cobbled streets
Under the archway he disappears and lost from sight is he
He travels far across the land
Fields and forests along the way
Great fir trees rear above grassy slopes
Snow tipped mountains come into view
The weary traveller finds at last a country inn
Transylvania the country now he in
Gypsies run to greet but turned away are they
The inn keeper much to say has he
Lore of the Living Dead
On wooden table Harker bangs his hand
Bring me food and drink for I must away
To Castle Dracula before end of day
The tavern grows quiet with the dread of men
Who fear the living dead
No No you must not go when darkness comes
It hides the terrors of the night
Wolves bats and spirits of them who died most terribly
no one would show him the way
The innkeepers wife brings him a book on vampyre lore
Together with a chain and cross around his neck to wear
Harker walks to Castle Dracula
Early next morning Harker sets out to walk the mountain slopes
Up to the ruined Castle Dracula set high upon a hill
And just as the sun begins to wane
Appears a carriage dark drapes the windows frame
Drawn by black horses feathery plumes atop their heads do wave
To take him to the vampyre's lair and leave him there
On the great iron nailed door he bangs and open wide it turns
And there stands a white white corpse his red red mouth
A constant sore from all the blood he has imbibed
He welcomes Harker in and to a table does lead him
To dine and wine and then to sleep
his blood to drink
to be continued....
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16th Aug 2012 (#)
so fast indeed Steve dear...thank you....
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16th Aug 2012 (#)
Yes, a great piece about a great movie. By the way, they did a movie in 2000 called the 'Shadow of the Vampire', based loosely on the director and actor in 'Nosferatu', where the vampire is played by a real vampire (for the movie).
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16th Aug 2012 (#)
thanks for this my friend...will check it out....
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16th Aug 2012 (#)
Leaving nothing to imagination, Carolina! - a great review - siva
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16th Aug 2012 (#)
thank you so much Siva...a wee bit dark but always fun to write about...
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17th Aug 2012 (#)
Yet another great review loved the read
Best Wishes
Steve
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17th Aug 2012 (#)
creepy piece and there is more to come....thank you
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