vampyr part 1

[rabsmiff]

Dreyer's work STAGGERED the WORLD.

[setpunk12]

such a beautiful film

this was hugely influential to me as a filmmaker

[MSVfilm5]

wonderful im sooooo glad the CC realeased it. i got my copy 30 bucks (which a good deal)

[MySaintgeorge]

Thank you for such a clear, high definition version of Vampyr!

[thegodofsex]

i bet the original full version is still in the basement of the cinemateche

[ephemereveille2]

une merveille

[Styxhexenhammer666]

Imagine how awesome it must have been to be alive in the thirties. The world around you was growing so fast, and the west had just barely begun to tap into the wonderful outside world- every day a new adventure showed itself to the public at large.

And the world on the screen was eerie and gray and dark, merely shadows. The foreign tales of vampires and werewolves and mummies had only just begun to peak the interest of the west.

[DuracellEnergizer]

Some nice cinematography in this film; too bad the script isn't that great, though.

[yohei72]

@DuracellEnergizer Depends on what you think the script is supposed to do. Dreyer wasn't interested here in conventional dramatics - a linear narrative and realistic or complex characters. He wanted to portray a frame of mind and create an overwhelmingly *feeling* in the audience. To that end, the story is just a bare-bones frame for atmosphere and imagery. Complaining the script isn't good is like complaining, when someone describes their dream to you, that it doesn't make any sense.

[GroovieBuff]

Great fillm! One of my favorites, though, I don't give a damn if Eli Roth liked this film.Thank you for uploading!

[PinkPudding1]

Just rented the Criterion copy at my library...Wow wow wow - the lighting, shadows, surrealistic nightmarish quality is just superb - and what an appropriate time of the year to be watching it - HAPPY HAUNTINGS - can't wait to watch it again along with the commentary, etc......THANKS CARL DREYER FOR THIS GEM!

[amrajbains]

Vampyr music video:

watch?v=eDzEPS588O4

[luridplanet]

From what I've read, there is very little dialogue in order to make it easier to dub 3 languages.

[MillaHead]

I saw this on TCM imports on a Sunday night, and i swear to God, the devil's name kept popping into my head for like a week! This film is evil!

[TheProphetEliza]

@MillaHead sorry but your doomed to eternal damnation for just watching this show. thou shalt be punished for thoust unholy viewing.

XD

[yohei72]

@MillaHead I'm glad you mentioned this, because I've been trying to remember what the devil's name is. Is it Larry or Torvald?

[ap0ph3nia]

Thank you so much for uploading this, I thought I'd never see it again.

[yohei72]

@ap0ph3nia You could, y'know, rent or buy a copy. Thank the people at the Criterion Collection who made it available in a high-quality version, not the YouTube uploader.

[ap0ph3nia]

@yohei72 -- I didn't think films like this one were available in that way.

[yohei72]

@ap0ph3nia Hm... out of curiosity, just wondering what you mean by "films like this one"? Check out the Criterion Collection website, they've got 2 tons of 'em in first-rate editions. Kino on Video and Image Entertainment are two others to look into.

[ap0ph3nia]

@yohei72 -- I meant very old and relatively unheard of.

[yohei72]

@ap0ph3nia There are actually a LOT of them now - the DVD age was a great boon for fans of these. Though you always wish there were more. Google those distributors I mentioned above. If you're in a major city, there are probably some video stores who carry some of their discs; and Netflix and other mail rental services like Greencine have a lot.

[ap0ph3nia]

@yohei72 -- Thank you. I live in a pretty small city so I don't really have access to films like these other than online or when they are occasionally shown on TV.

[PtAltmVansanTarr]

Why cheapen the film by bringing up Dreyer, all u need to say is Roth

[Clivepom]

God I love Dreyer

[wandererlain]

Allan Gray looks like H.P. Lovecraft! Can't be him, though LOL

[mondocaneman]

Fantastic!! Thanks for posting this hidden gem.....years ahead of our time! Timelesss and priceless!

[P3nguin12]

This film is like a nightmare. It really is the closest thing anything outside sleeping has come to creating a nightmare.

[aitch3]

Thank god some people care about the fate of these films.

[maria7885]

@aitch3 well...its all about awareness...how am i supposed to find films like this when i am a 15years old girl from a town that nobody know :/ ...internet is the only way but it doesnt always help ...

[aitch3]

@maria7885 When I was your age, you couldn't see films like this unless you went to a college campus or an art house, or luckily caught it on late night TV-- Later the VHS/VCR was invented but they did not put films like this on VHS--you had a very limited selection on VHS. If only I had had youtube, netflix when I was a kid I would have been in heaven.

[Styxhexenhammer666]

@maria7885 You can find many films searching on filecrop, it is a website where you can get zipped files cut into pieces, then when you have them all downloaded you can unzip them all at once and extract the movie.

Practically ANY horror movie.

[HaHaxIxWin]

This is already freakin me out at 4:35

[bobbiemars]

Dreyer also a big influence on Lars von Trier, I think (both Danish for a start and both very interested in the metaphysical/ spiritual). Especially apparent in 'Kingdom' and 'Antichrist'. This film a classic, brilliantly eereie without ever 'shocking' the viewer into 'waking up'. Truly nightmarish.

[mittROMNEY666]

why cheapen this great film by bringing up lynch and roth? theyre not fit to lick dreyer's nutsack, especially roth.

[LisaBreeBranch]

the woman in th glasses looks like carol cane

[darkprose]

This is like a dream within a dream. Simply superb -- thank you for posting! One of the treasures of cinema.

[Skumnation]

there's a usermade music video of Massive Attack's 'angel' using footage of this film, really good stuff. as for the film itself, never saw til now, certainly a good watch

[oi1cheeky]

I watched this last night at an arts centre which had a live band playing accompanying music. Superb. The FX are very, very good!

[Honey4282]

That sounds awesome ... where?

[oi1cheeky]

Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. They often show silent films with live music.

[AleXIXandra]

@oi1cheeky Me too last night!

That was great!

[jamesjeffreypaul]

Thanks for posting this; one of the creepiest films ever made.

[3investigators]

A true cinema original. Thanks for sharing it (though it's more accurate to say David Lynch is "Dreyer like":)))

[psynno1]

Thanks. This is a good print.

[lehnrik]

The greatest vampire film ever! Thank you for uploading!

If you like this film, I can recommend Let the right one in.

[AORMETALGORE]

eerie indeed

thank you for uploading

now i know i must buy the criterion edition

[cheeseguy666]

this is by far one of the eeriest movies ever made

[JulieWong80]

I only just came across this film but the stills on amazon blew me away. "Film art" definitely comes to mind. The fact that Criterion released a version sealed the deal. very excited.

[Zelzega]

Thank you so much for posting this

[vernaculovermelho]

Thank you!

[SilverLightSpecial]

Thank you for posting this version!

[NGS712]

This makes the original Dracula look like a fairy tale. ;)