David Rudkin

Vampyr (BFI Film Classics)

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ISBN 13:: 9781844576449
author:: David Rudkin
format:: Paperback
publisher:: British Film Institute
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2013
Pages:: 96
Dimensions:: 12.7 x 0.3 x 16.5 cm
Genre:: Music, Stage & Screen, Film, Criticism & Theory
Condition:: New
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Vampyr (1932) is a foundational work in psychological horror cinema, born from a collection of gothic stories by Sheridan Le Fanu and directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. Despite the challenges of its limited print run, the film remains a striking visual experience that lays bare the inner human state. In this analysis, David Rudkin explores how Vampyr masterfully binds the spectator into its mysterious world of the undead, creating a sense of spatial and moral entrapment. The second edition features a new foreword, discussion of the 2008 restoration by Martin Koerber and Cineteca di Bologna, and original cover artwork by Midge Naylor. This book offers a passionate and analytical reading of Vampyr, shedding light on its enduring impact on cinema.

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