
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
Release Year: 2000
Nation: Luxembourg, United Kingdom, United States of America
Alternative Title: La sombra del vampiro, A Sombra do Vampiro, L'ombre du vampire, Xixuegui De Yingzi, Vampiiri vari, Sti skia tou vrykolaka, A vámpír árnyéka, Cien wampira, Umbra vampirului, Senka vampira, Ngao payabat peesat amata
Director: E. Elias Merhige
Writer: Steven Katz
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: BBC Film, Delux Productions, Film Fund Luxembourg, Long Shot Pictures, Pilgrim Films, Saturn Films
Genre: Drama, Horror, Horror Film
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
Similar:
Keywords
Keywords: movie business, nosferatu, vampire
Story
Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire, Count Orlok, to secure his services as the lead actor for his 1922 film 'Nosferatu'. The deal is that Orlok will play the part of a vampire in the film, but he will not be acting.
Summary
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) is a horror drama directed by E. Elias Merhige. Set within the movie business and centered around the making of Murnau's 'Nosferatu', this film interweaves themes of art, obsession, and the price of immortality through its fictionalized narrative.