Remake of: "Nosferatu" (F.W. Murnau, 1922)

F.W. Murnau’s iconic Expressionist take on the Dracula legend was an interpretation largely born out of necessity, the rights to Bram Stoker’s source novel not having been secured. However, Herzog’s decision to remake the inspired knockoff – this time directly acknowledging the connection to Stoker -- resulted in as authentic and lore-bound a vampire film as has ever been put to screen, dripping with a sexy carnal intensity no previous version had quite managed to convey. (Klaus Kinski’s madcap, one-off performance energy is a vital differentiator.)