Friday, October 31, 2008

This Year's Halloween Video

Dracula the Lovelorn

Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Werner Herzog's Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)

13 comments:

Liam said...

That's funny. I was saying to myself, "maybe I should find a youtube video from Nosferatu and post it for Halloween." I was thinking of the scene where they're carrying coffins through the town square.

Jeff said...

Liam,

That'd be a good one! Were you able to find it?

crystal said...

Klaus Kinski makes a good dracula - harldly needs makeup :)

Good youtube choice for halloween. I have one in mind myself.

Jeff said...

Klaus Kinski makes a good dracula - hardly needs makeup :)


That's exactly what I was thinking!

I might make November Klaus Kinski month.

Liam said...

No, I didn't look -- you get the scoop.

Klaus Kinski month, yes! Aguirre, the Wrath of God!

cowboyangel said...

Ooh.

And I posted a video of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." You guys are way too cool for me.

I must confess, I've never seen either version of Nosferatu, Murnau's original silent or Herzog's. Might have to watch one tonight.

Klaus Kinski month? That's cool. Though I would prefer a Nastassja Kinksi month.

crystal said...

Heh - maybe this Kinski movie would make the cut for your "month of Kinski" posts ... Star Knight ... " The local alchemist, played with bug-eyed zeal by the always-insane Klaus Kinski ..." at Flicks of Shame :)

Jeff said...

William,

Don't feel bad, I love the Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin Special. Sally's rant in the pumpkin patch is one of the all-time greats.

Klaus Kinski month? That's cool. Though I would prefer a Nastassja Kinksi month.

You can put up a clip from Cat People.

We have a daughter, btw, nick-named Tess.

Jeff said...

Flicks of Shame :)

:-D

cowboyangel said...

So, La Reina and I watched this last night. We both thought it was very good. Great atmosphere - very creepy, from the opening scene all the way through.

Then I got in trouble because in the frightening mood afterwards, I acted like Kinski for a moment and scared her to death. Had to spend the next hour apologizing!

cowboyangel said...

BTW, I didn't realize Brunoi Ganz was in it - one of my favorite actors.

Jeff said...

William,

What are you, a method-actor or something? Did you get a little too nippy?

Yes, Bruno Ganz is very good.

I haven't seen this film in a long long time... I saw it at the Harvard Square Cinema by myself. I remember it being ver dark and gothic. Slow-paced, but good nonetheless.

Oddly enough, my favorite Dracula adaptation was a 1973 made-for-TV version starring Jack Palance.

cowboyangel said...

Hmm... Hard to imagine Palance as Dracula, but it's interesting watching the trailer.

In all honesty, I haven't seen many Dracula movies. I'm not even sure I've seen the Lugosi version all the way through, though I may have when I was kid. Saw a few moments of the Coppola version, which didn't make me want to run out and watch the whole thing.