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NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE — 1979, dir. Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog in Burden of Dreams

Directed by Les Blank • 1982 • United States

Nosferatu the Vampyre (Werner Herzog, 1979)

Cave of Forgotten Dreams dir. by Werner Herzog

A documentary of a remote cave in France called the Chauvet Cave. This cave is home to many ancient human-painted images, tens of thousands of years old.

Isabelle Adjani in NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) dir. Werner Herzog

Klaus Kinski in NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE dir. Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog directing and arranging kittens on Isabelle Adjani’s lap. (Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht)

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) dir. Werner Herzog

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) dir. Werner Herzog

“Salvation comes from ourselves alone. And you may rest assured that even the unthinkable will not deter me.”

so last night i dreamt that werner herzog produced this documentary called ‘one week as snail’, and legit it was just herzog following a single snail around this little town, commenting on everything it did and coming up with this detailed philosophy of a snail. he didn’t give it a name because he believed snails had no concept of such things. and then it was like: ‘here this snail eats a bit of cabbage, not knowing its source or the people who picked it. this snail does not understand the supply and demand chain. it does what it wants, oblivious to the suffering of others.’