18. Halloween Horror: Vampyr (1932)

Support the show! Today we examine an early talkie, a film which, despite the presence of audio dialogue and sound effects, still feels very much like a silent picture.  Even so, there’s something about Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Vampyr that is incredibly contemporary.  Join us as we discuss the second film in our month of Halloween horror. Sources Bordwell, David: “Carl Theodore Dryer’s Most Unusual Experiment” video essay on Criterion https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6771-carl-theodor-dreyer-s-most-unusual-experiment Carl Th. Dreyer website: https://www.carlthdreyer.dk/en Craig Holte, James: “Not All Fangs Are Phallic, Female Film Vampires” in Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts Wikipedia