I have a special place in my heart for Nosferatu, because I didn't really appreciate it when I was younger. First, it was silent, which practically NOTHING was in the eighties of my youth. There were the subtleties of German Expressionism, which I totally wasn't prepared for. Combine that with the over stylized acting of silent movies and it just seemed goofy. Count Orlock, the *NOT DRACULA* vampire, certainly was special in his unique rat like look. I think the most memorable thing to me at the time was the fact that I should never have seen the movie at all, that Bram Stoker's widow sued to have them destroyed in a copyright infringement case.
But, a film class here, a couple of theater history classes there, and a late night rewatching of a scratchy videotape, I had the lightbulb moment... OH! now I get it.
Nowadays, I can still watch it, it's silent nature makes it good for background video when I'm focusing on something else.
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