Silent Film Series: Nosferatu

Before the screening, enjoy an in-depth, docent-led tour of select works in the Crocker’s permanent collection to help put the film in context with the art.

With its German Expressionist cinematography, harsh shadows and elaborate gothic sets, this original horror film formed the genre’s template for decades to come. In an eerie story that brought director F.W. Murnau notoriety and gave Max Schreck his most notable role, Count Orlak lures the innocent Thomas Hutton to his home before revealing his thirst for blood. As the unauthorized retelling of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, Nosferatu was nearly destroyed but has survived the past century as an enduring gothic masterpiece that continues to unsettle viewers.