Episode 143: NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979)

A strikingly stylized reimagining of the classic creature figure, NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE indicts the driven for the death of passion. Following the broad strokes of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 expressionist horror film, Werner Herzog’s late-70s take on the myth paints the titular non-human as a pathetic figure marked more by his maudlin, passionless philosophies than his bloodlust. “Give me some of your love,” Dracula commands Isabelle Adjani’s Lucy Harker. “I won't even give that love to God,” she replies, laying clear the philosophical divide at the heart of the movie. It’s a cold, focused, problematic, weird, subtly sexy movie, and we had a blast picking it apart. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at trylovepodcast@gmail.com to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Music: “Morning Sun Rays" by Popol Vuh from the NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE soundtrack. 0:00 - Episode 143: NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) 2:34 - The episode actually starts 4:05 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary (under exclusive license from AG Enterprises, LLC) 6:12 - Jason’s thoughts 12:31 - Cody’s thoughts 18:48 - Harry’s thoughts 24:20 - What makes Jonathan such a perfect victim 33:06 - Jonathan and the #workaholic #grindset 37:11 - There’s no dressing up the devil 42:45 - Freedom and captivity 50:21 - The sympathetic, loathsome Dracula 55:28 - Lucy as messiah 59:40 - The German and English versions of the film 1:01:54 - Final thoughts 1:03:39 - Cody’s Noteys: The Werner Herzog Guessing Game