Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire is a movie that opened in America on December 29, 2000.
It won several prizes:
- the Prix Tournage
- the Saturn Award, the Gran Angular Award, the International Fantasy Film Award, the President Award, the Golden Satellite Award, the Independent Spirit Award and the LAFCA Award for Willem Dafoe
- the Bram Stoker Award for Steven Katz
Story
This movie is a fictionalized account of the making of the classic horror film Nosferatu: Eine Symphonie des Grauens. Taking place in the 1920s, the story revolves around F.W. Murnau, who is making a film. As they travel into the middle of nowhere, he keeps assuring his cast and crew that everything will be fine and that the person who is playing their vampire, Max Schreck, is very professional and will only appear in full makeup and character. But once they start to shoot scenes with this new actor, people start to notice that everything isn't as it should be. The story starts to delve into deeper themes and startling discoveries as this comedy/horror film comes to its climactic end.
Personnel
Cast
- John Malkovich .... F.W. Murnau, the director of Nosferatu
- Willem Dafoe .... Max Schreck, who plays Nosferatu
- Udo Kier .... Cary Elwes .... Catherine McCormack .... Eddie Izzard .... Aden Gillett .... Nicolas Cage .... producer
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