Nosferatu in Four Minutes

You've always intended to watch the 1922 German expressionist horror film Nosferatu, but you keep putting it off because you never really wanted to spend an hour and a half watching a silent movie, especially one in which you know the plot already. We can't blame you for that. This video makes it all much easier. Mario Wienerroither made what he calls a "silentless" version, by condensing the entire film down to four minutes, and adding sound effects.

You know how silent movie actors had to over-exaggerate their facial expressions and gestures to make up for the lack of sound? Adding sound therefore requires comparable over-the-top emotional expression, resulting in, well, whatever this is. Don’t bother turning the lights off, as you’re more likely to laugh than to scream.

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