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NOSFERATU Screening at Schlafly Bottleworks September 3rd
” Is this your wife? What a lovely throat!”
NOSFERATU (1922) screens Thursday September 3rd at 7:00pm at Schlafly Bottleworks
Released in 1922, NOSFERATU was essentially an unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel. Disguising the film under different names and details, this Dracula story portrays Count Orlock negotiating a move to Bremen in Germany with realtor Thomas Hutter, and like the plagued-diseased rats of history, Count Orlock is a harbinger of death, bringing a great darkness with him in as he obsessively pursues the neck of Hutter’s wife and brings death and menace to the people of Bremen.
Masterfully directed by F W Murnau, NOSFERATU features timeless images of the nocturnal blood sucker gravitating through the shadows – the epitome being the iconic shot of the shadow ascending the stairs, as one with the dark – an image that will send chills down your spine. Max Schreck’s Count Orlock grotesques all with his rat-like physical demeanor and long, bony fingers ending in talon-like nails – white-washed pale face – pointed ears – dark, sunken eyes – and hideous fangs centered in the very front of his mouth. Schrek’s Orlock takes his rightful place as one of the scariest movie monsters to grace celluloid. Count Orlock is a vampire you won’t be accustomed to seeing if you have been a regular viewer of the shirtless escapades present in the ‘Twilight’ films. NOSFERATU is not exactly heart-warming, buff or sexy. More, a pale stick insect which has just crawled out of a rat hole. Edward Cullen and family like transparent architecture, with their expensive, modern real estate. Nosferatu prefers his abode to be a beautifully haunting, Bavarian castle. It’s all so cool. Bram Stoker’s widow sued the producers of NOSFERATU and the resulting ruling ordered all copies to be destroyed. But, like the movie’s iconic monster, it seems the film was destined for immortality. At least one print survived and NOSFERATU has lived on as the best silent horror film in cinema history. Don’t miss this screening Thursday September 3rd at Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue Maplewood, MO 63143). The show begins at 7pm.
Brought to you by A Film Series, Schlafly Bottleworks, AUDP and Real Living Gateway Real Estate.
Doors open at 6:30pm.
$6 suggested for the screening. A yummy variety of food from Schlafly’s kitchen is available as are plenty of pints of their famous home-brewed suds.
“Culture Shock” is the name of a film series here in St. Louis that is the cornerstone project of a social enterprise that is an ongoing source of support for Helping Kids Together(http://www.helpingkidstogether.com/) a St. Louis based social enterprise dedicated to building cultural diversity and social awareness among young people through the arts and active living.
The films featured for “Culture Shock” demonstrate an artistic representation of culture shock materialized through mixed genre and budgets spanning music, film and theater. Through ‘A Film Series’ working relationship with Schlafly Bottleworks, they seek to provide film lovers with an offbeat mix of dinner and a movie opportunities.
The facebook invite for the event can be found HERE
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