An iconic film of the German expressionist cinema, and one of

the most famous of all silent movies, F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu: A

Symphony of Horror continues to haunt and, indeed, terrify modern

audiences with the unshakable power of its images. By teasing a host of

occult atmospherics out of dilapidated set-pieces and innocuous

real-world locations alike, Murnau captured on celluloid the

deeply-rooted elements of a waking nightmare, and launched the signature

\""Murnau-style\"" that would change cinema history forever. In this

first-ever screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, a simple

real-estate transaction leads an intrepid businessman deep into the

superstitious heart of Transylvania. There he encounters the

otherworldly Count Orlok portrayed by the legendary Max Schreck, in a

performance the very backstory of which has spawned its own mythology

who soon after embarks upon a cross-continental voyage to take up

residence in a distant new land... and e2