VAMPYR: masterpiece of horror or pretentious and overrated?
VAMPYR is a masterpiece. What is actually a simple vampire story of good vs. evil becomes, in the hands of Carl Theodor Dreyer, the complex tableau of a supernatural battleground in the small French...
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I have to admit that I use words quite loosely if I see a crack.I'm basically saying nothing is black and white when I do this.
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Koukol 5 wrote:Casey62 wrote:As an artist, I like to think I am in total control of what I am creating. From the initial concept, to the preliminary sketch, to the final result, none of it is left to...
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As Ryan said, film is a much more collaborative effort than any of the other Arts - the chances for happy accidents occurring are greater. However, I don't believe in Dreyer's case with VAMPYR that...
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I agree that Dreyer knew what he wanted but he knew even better after he saw that fogged film. At this point we can't know if that's what he'd envisioned all along but hadn't communicated it to Mate'...
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ryanbrennan wrote:I agree that Dreyer knew what he wanted but he knew even better after he saw that fogged film. At this point we can't know if that's what he'd envisioned all along but hadn't...
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Yes, I know the more chefs in the kitchen the more one has to compromise. And the more successful the director the more control he gets.One of my brothers is a filmmakerHollywood is so addicted to the...
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Something struck me when catching up on this thread, at least we can acknowledge that this film has inspired a pretty high-minded discussion. Of course the original question deserves at least an...
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I think the question "Classic Or Overrated" has been asked of films of the era. DRACULA seems to generate the most debate in this regard, but it's also been put to MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM. You're...
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Thanks for indulging me, Pulp Novelties. By the way, is that avatar an actual monkey dressed as a clown or a toy monkey dressed as a clown? DRACULA's an interesting example. I tend to read the...
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The monkey is a stop-motion doll I made for a project that never got off the ground. Now he's my company (Pulp Novelties) mascot and my all around go-to avatar for representing myself. Who'd want to...
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stuthehistoryguy wrote:I watched PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC a few weeks ago and decided to give VAMPYR another try. Will let you know my revised assessment.I understand now what Dreyer was trying to do....
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???Saying the film is "dreamlike" doesn't mean the film is "just a dream"
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I'll add unless you like that sort of thing, or in my case, love that sort of thing. Even a filmic dream has to well crafted to work. In fact what awes me about Vampyr is that it sustains the illusion...
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I can't think of another film that captures the trance of the vampire like this film does.It reminds me of the brilliant rape scene in ROSEMARY'S BABY.In the words of Rosemary...this (VAMPYR) is not a...
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I think it's "This is no dream, this is really happening!." Great scene.
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pulp novelties wrote:I think it's "This is no dream, this is really happening!." Great scene.Cheers
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When Dryer made "Vampyr", the horror genre was stabilizing around texts that privilege a cinematic style rooted in the Studio Tradition, which is to say that all aspects of the art form are deployed...
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My sentiments as well. When you look at Dracula for instance they favor play's incarnation for it's straight-forward linear presentation, and scuttle the collective journal approach Stoker employed,...
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Wow, I'd have enjoyed Welles' take, no doubt. Too bad he never got to do it. i'm not positive that honoring Stoker's structural conceits would work cinematically, but even it failed, it would do so...
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drlouisjudd wrote:Wow, I'd have enjoyed Welles' take, no doubt. Too bad he never got to do it. i'm not positive that honoring Stoker's structural conceits would work cinematically, but even it failed,...
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