Horror Scenes That I Love: The Danse Macabre in Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu


Since today’s horror on the lens was the original Nosferatu, it feels appropriate that today’s scene of the day should come from Werner Herzog’s 1979 remake.  In this scene, Lucy (Isabella Adjani) observes firsthand the madness that has come to the town of Wismar, along with the vampire and ship full of  plague-carrying rats.  While the people of the town have a last supper and celebrate their impending doom, Lucy tries to figure out a way to save them from Klaus Kinski’s Dracula.

This scene is a perfect example of how the director of a remake can both pay respectful homage to his source material while also bringing his own concerns to the story.

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