Robert Eggers’ 2024 Runtime Nosferatus The remake is revealed and sets a record for the horror franchise. Eggers established himself as an A-list horror director with his acclaimed film The Witch. He later switched to dark fantasy with The Lighthousewhile also keeping a firm hand in portraying psychological disintegration. After venturing into epic historical fiction with The NorthmanEggers is back in the horror game with his next Nosferatus remake, starring Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd as an otherworldly bloodsucker.
With the film set to release its gothic horror delights on Christmas Day, the runtime for Eggers’ version Nosferatus Now it has been revealed (via Fandango), and at 2 hours and 12 minutes, it is longer than any of the previous Nosferatus film.
What this means for Eggers’ Nosferatu
Murnau needed less than 90 minutes
FW Murnau created the original Nosferatusa loose adaptation of Bram Stoker Draculawith the monster renamed for legal reasons. A classic of German Expressionist cinema, Murnau’s film is a visually stunning and atmospheric nightmare. However, it is not a very long nightmare, clocking in at 1 hour and 21 minutes. Given that most silent films had short runtimes, it’s no surprise that Murnau’s film is under 90 minutes.
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Nosferatu Versions |
Execution time |
Year of release |
|---|---|---|
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Nosferatu: a symphony of horror |
1 hour and 21 minutes |
1922 |
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Nosferatu the Vampire |
1 hour and 47 minutes |
1979 |
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Nosferatus |
2 hours and 12 minutes |
2024 |
Following in the footsteps of Murnau, the German New Wave filmmaker and object of latter-day Internet obsession, Werner Herzog in 1979 crafted his own reworked work. Dracula history, Nosferatu the Vampire. Starring Herzog’s frequent collaborator (and sometimes enemy) Klaus Kinski, the film has a hypnotic pace but ultimately doesn’t tax the viewer’s patience, as it runs 1 hour and 47 minutes. Eggers’ Nosferatu is 25 minutes longer than Herzog’s film and almost an hour longer than Murnau’s.
Our take on Nosferatu’s runtime
No good movie ever feels too long
Movies have become increasingly longer in recent years, with even comic book movies often exceeding the two-hour mark. 2 hours and 12 minutes might be a little long for a horror film, at a time when most horror directors try to keep it under 2 hours, but it’s not a noticeably long running time compared to something like IT Chapter 2which lasted an absurd 2 hours and 49 minutes.
Eggers undoubtedly had good reason to go beyond the 2-hour mark when telling his version of a vampire story. If his opinion Nosferatus It’s really attractive, those 2 hours and 12 minutes will fly by. On the other hand, for a film as disturbing as Nosferatus seems to be, less is usually more when it comes to runtime. Asking viewers to sit still and be scared for more than 2 hours is generally not a good idea, as the psychological tension of horror tends to dissipate as the film progresses.
There are some classic long horror films, of course, notably The Shining and Rosemary’s Babybut it’s generally better to keep things under control when trying to scare the audience. Eggers is very skilled at unnerving his audience, however, and his Nosferatus sounds like another unique and frightening experience.
Source: Fandango