Subtitle: Let the Right Oldsferatu In

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The theme for tonight is dark bleakness because the weather finally matches my mood, and these vampire films make heavy use of darkness.

First up is Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) at 4:30 Eastern Standard US Time.  It is 1h29m minutes long.

Second will be Låt Den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One in) (2008) (1h55m) at about 6:00 PM Eastern US Time.

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)

A classic silent film inspired by Dracula.  The vibes are immaculate and I actually like it more than the original Dracula book it’s inspired by.  This film was ordered to be destroyed on copyright-infringement grounds!  “Even with several details altered, Stoker's widow Florence sued over the adaptation's copyright violation, and a court ruling ordered all copies of the film to be destroyed.”  Luckily, some copies survived.  This movie was also allegedly banned in Sweden until 1972 for “excessive horror”

Content Warnings for Nosferatu: Symphony of Horror (1922)

Mild across the board.  Some less than great depictions of a mental institution, and Count Orlock has been noted as based on antisemitic caricatures.

Doesthedogdie: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/236790

UnconsentingMedia: https://www.unconsentingmedia.org/items/2125

IMDB Parental Guide: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/parentalguide/

TankieTube link to movie: https://tankie.tube/w/1Xa9E8no42PTKvhMBiY9Ss

Låt Den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One in) (2008)

This is billed as a “romantic horror film”.  I have my opinions on the matter and welcome discussion in the comments of this post about what you think of that label!  The film tells the story of a bullied 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a strange child in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm.  Oops!  Turns out she’s a vampire!  A mix of horror and sweetness ensues.  Set against the bleak backdrop of the frigid North as Sweden is plunged into invernal darkness

Content Warnings for Låt Den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One in) (2008):

::: spoiler Violence and gore: Severe

• Depiction of graphic facial disfigurement from acid

• Someone is burned alive.

• Lots of blood

• Someone’s neck is snapped on screen

• Brief depiction of the aftereffects of genital trauma

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::: spoiler sexual violence: Mild (text) to severe (subtext)

• None depicted explicitly, however some aspects of the relationships between the characters are inextricable from considerations of child abuse

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::: spoiler Other:

• Some playing around with gender in ways that could be upsetting depending on how they're viewed.  The book was worse about it apparently, and the author reworked it to be much better for the film

• ending that is supposed to be ambiguous or bittersweet.  I personally believe it is just bleak.

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Doesthedogdie: not linking because it’s wrong.

UnconsentingMedia: Not linking because it’s wrong.

IMDB Parental Guide: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/parentalguide/

TankieTube link to movie: https://tankie.tube/w/4bgWzWSrGLbDF2epXLhRaZ

New feature to these posts: sneak preview of 2 weeks hence:

Next time I have this slot I am hoping to do the 2024 Nosferatu, aka Newsferatu, because I missed it when it came out, and the Nic Cage film Vampire’s Kiss (1988).  We’ll have to start half an hour earlier as they’re both longer.