Daybreak

With virtuoso cinematography and pacing, Nosferatu, keeps you in a trance-like state of awe until the final frame of the film. The movie crescendos in an extraordinary final scene, with an accompanying piece of music entitled, “Daybreak”.

Maybe the trance never ends — as I have been fixated on Nosferatu ever since. Honestly, this is in my all-time top 5 films. To me, it’s up there with, There Will Be Blood, and The Godfather. The script is glorious — as every syllable uttered from Count Orlok is classic and eternally recitable. The sound design and score…