Film Bits —Written by Mary Bush

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Film Bits —Written by Mary Bush
(c) Mary Bush 2007

I fell in love with Barnabus Collins on “Dark Shadows” in elementary school.
I delighted in the fact that at 3:00, on every week day, I would find out
what the man would do next. It was very intriguing that he was a vampire; it seemed all the more romantic somehow. Hence, the beginning of my fascination with vampires.

I have probably read all the stories and seen all the vampire films made
so far. You might imagine my excitement at hearing about “Shadow of the Vampire,” a film (2000) that John Malkovich would be starring in, with Willem Dafoe as the dark creature. (Remember, Malkovich is one of my favorites: see “Stalking John Malkovich”, issue #6 of THE 50 FILMS CLUB NEWSLETTER, Eastertide, 2003.)[1] This film is the spookiest, most believable and at times most humorous vampire story I’ve seen to this date. The story is based in Berlin, 1921. Malkovich plays F. W. Murnau, a director who is obsessed with making the most realistic vampire story of the time. The movie is cleverly shot in the style of the era, along with a documentary slant, which is what makes it so truthful. The opening graphics are exquisite, sepia tone art deco style murals with eerie shapes, faces and figures intertwined. Powerful music sets the mood as camera pans the art. This is just the tease at the richness of the film. Each scene is beautifully captured. Max Shreck (Dafoe), the method actor who refuses to leave character and insists that all shooting occur at night, is both haunting and charming. His fingernails alone mystify the viewer. Max displays a dramatic range of emotions, from menacing to lonely to funny, yet is full of the pure animal instinct necessary to sniff out his prey. It becomes obvious that this is a horrifying, strange story of longing and romance. Murnau is sinister in his seductions of the production crew to fulfill his desire to be the greatest director and Shreck has a face full of expressions that amaze and amuse all involved.

Quite a different portrayal than good old Barnabus Collins. A must-see on Halloween night.
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