Hooptober 12: #52
[Criteria: 1 film from 1932]

Carl Theodore Dreyer's take on vampirism is phantasmagorical that treads the line of atmospheric horror and surreal fantasy. Oppressive shadows overwhelm the frames that transport you to a nightmarish world full of shadowy characters. The mythos of vampire used to portray grief that strike directly at your heartstrings. The only thing that kept me from loving this fully is the awkward mix of silent filmmaking with the stilted use of sound, which I am not sure is due to the lack of original footage or the lack of commitment to either format. But regardless of that, I was taken aback by such magnificent images throughout.