Vampyr (1932; Dir.: Carl Theodor Dreyer)

Canon Fodder Episode 26

Although it was booed upon its 1932 premiere and played to hostile crowds during its initial release, time has been kind to Carl Dreyer’s Vampyr. Will Daniel and Corky be just as kind, or do they have a sickle to grind with this pseudo-silent horror classic?

VAMPYR (1932) FACTS & FIGURES

Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #146 (tied)

Berlin premiere: May 6, 1932

IMDB synopsis: “A drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.”

CLIPS & CLIPPINGS

Trailer for Vampyr

The coffin scene

A dangerous meeting

The complete Canon Fodder Canon

NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

Come and See (1985; Dir.: Elem Klimov)

IMDB synopsis: “After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.”

Our review of Come and See comes out on November 19!

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