Allan Gray, a young man fascinated by the supernatural, goes to a small village where he feels a sinister force descending upon him. There, Allan meets an old man who asks him to protect his two daughters, for one of them has been bitten by a vampire.
Cinematography
Light and shadow painted like a fever dream.
Direction
Dreyer makes silence scream louder than dialogue.
Practical Effects
That blood transfusion scene — practical effects sorcery.
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dreyer shot this in France with multiple languages in mind, filming scenes without sync sound so it could be dubbed cheaply for international markets.
The protagonist Allan Gray was played by the film's financier, Nicolas de Gunzburg, who essentially bought himself a leading role in a masterpiece.
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