Nosferatu (1922)

Enjoy the critically acclaimed horror classic Nosferatu with live performance of a new and original musical score by Symphony NB resident musician Andrew Reed Miller.

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is a 1922 silent German horror film directed by F.W. Murnau. It’s one of the earliest and most influential examples of horror cinema and a landmark of German Expressionism.

The film is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula—the filmmakers changed names and details (Count Dracula became Count Orlok) to avoid legal issues, but Stoker’s widow still sued and won. A court ordered all copies of the film destroyed, but a single survived, allowing Nosferatu to become a cult classic.

Max Schreck’s eerie, rat-like portrayal of Count Orlok—with his gaunt figure, elongated fingers, and sunken eyes—helped shape the visual language of vampires in cinema. The film’s use of shadows, atmosphere, and location shooting (in places like Wismar and the Carpathian Mountains) added to its haunting and surreal aesthetic.

Nosferatu is now considered a masterpiece and helped define the vampire genre long before the iconic versions that followed. Experience it live like never before with an original score from Symphony New Brunswick!

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Thank you to our performance partners: Creative Juices, Symphony NB, Resonance New Music, NBCCD, and NB Film Co-op

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