1932 / Danemark / 83’ / Noir & blanc / status : completed / Danois / General Audience / long feature-film / All Rights / French and International catalog
David Gray, a young man fascinated by the occult, stumbles upon a small village where strange phenomena are increasingly occurring. An old man asks David to protect his two daughters, who are threatened by a vampire.
Directed by Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer, VAMPYR is a haunting and enigmatic gothic romance that masterfully blends horror with dreamlike visuals. Its eerie atmosphere, fog drenched scenes, and unsettling imagery make it one of cinema’s most chilling masterpieces.
NEW 4K
Restored in 4K by the Deutsche Kinemathek and the Cineteca di Bologna.
The new version of the film plays at Lumière as a cine-concert featuring the National Orchestra of Lyon, conducted by Timothy Brock.
Press
“If you’ve never seen a Carl Dreyer film and wonder why many critics regard him as possibly the greatest of all filmmakers, this chilling horror fantasy is the perfect place to begin to understand.””
Chicago Reader
“As close as you get to a poem on film.”
Guillermo Del Toro
“Deeply strange. A unique experience. ★★★★★”
The Guardian