MC
Marco Castellini
•David stops for a night at an inn and meets a strange old man who leaves him a document to read after his death. Resuming his journey, he arrives at the manor of the old character and witnesses his death. After reading the manuscript, he discovers the existence of a vampire; after a series of alternating events, David manages to defeat evil, striking the vampire in the heart with a stake. Based on the book "Camilla" by Sheridan Le Fanu and photographed by Rudolph Maté, "Vampyr" (original title of the film) is a small masterpiece of 1930s horror cinema. Rich in admirable shots (one of them, the subjectivity of the protagonist who is led, in the coffin, towards the burial), suspended halfway between reality and onirism, the film reaches the role of "genre classic". There are no Italian copies in circulation, to see it you have to settle for original copies with English subtitles.