Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey (Carl Theodore Dreyer, 1932)
Rating: 8.4
This is one of the early horror films with obvious influences from the German Expressionist movement that would later influence the American horror movies, especially the Universal monster films. Dreyer employs mesmerizing camera work which was ahead of its time and still impressive today. Most notable are the hand held work as well as the 360 degree pans. Perhaps the most memorable scene is when we see our hero in the coffin. The editing alternates between first person perspective shots of the main character while he is being carried to his grave (similar to Tarantino's "trunk shots" which he gets credit for, despite not being very original at all) and third person objective shots of Allan in the coffin. Unfortunately the print is in pretty poor condition.
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