Lily-Rose Depp's face being cradled by Count Orlok's hand in Nosferatu.
'Tis the season to be ... bloodsucking. Reviews already suggest that director Robert Eggers’ upcoming remake of Nosferatu is terrifying and on par with his previous three acclaimed films. In homage to all things vampire, fans should give credit where its due to the original fanged menace. And no, it’s not Bram Stoker’s Dracula or even the lesser known Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla. It’s actually Lord Ruthven from John William Polidori’s 1819 novella, The Vampyre .
In the novella, Lord Ruthven is introduced as a mysterious aristocrat whose physical appearance distinguishes him. He is described as having a"dead grey eye" and"deadly hue of his face." These traits operate as the foundation of nearly all vampires. In F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu, Count Orlok's unsettling appearance draws attention to his unnatural paleness, accentuated by the black and white cinematography.
In addition to being charming and eccentric, Lord Ruthven also prays on women who fall for his suave mystique. In The Vampyre, Aubrey learns that respectable women have a tendency to fall into vice and treachery once they've attracted Ruthven's attention and fanged ... uh, sorry ... feigned affection. As if it's fated, Aubrey's sister ultimately falls victim to Ruthven's charm and fatally sates his vampiric thirst.
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