The Most Powerful Directorial Choice In Nosferatu Is Nearly Invisible

Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Jacob Hall)

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Robert Eggers' highly-anticipated Nosferatu remake subverts expectations by embracing the mundane, delivering a horror masterclass in subtlety.

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Eggers made the bold choice to downplay the supernatural, focusing instead on the eerie mundaneness of everyday life in 19th century Germany.
Critics are raving about the film's slow-burn intensity, with one describing it as 'the most unsettling movie about baking bread you'll ever see.'

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Robert Eggers, Nosferatu