Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

1920 · 88 min · DE · 5.6 (36 votes)
Dir. Robert Wiene · Starring Fern Andra, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Ernst Gronau, Harald Paulsen, Albert Bennefeld, John Gottowt
Horror

Since completing a portrait of Genuine, a high priestess, Percy becomes irritable and withdrawn. He loses interest in painting and refuses to see his friends, preferring to spend his time alone with the portrait in his study. After turning down a wealthy patron's offer to buy the picture, Percy falls asleep while reading stories of Genuine's life. Genuine comes to life from the painting and escapes. The film's sets were designed by the Expressionist painter César Klein.

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A haunting, dreamlike descent into artistic obsession. The film's stark, stylized visuals and deliberate pace create an unsettling atmosphere, drawing you into a world of gothic dread and supernatural allure.

eeriemelancholicclaustrophobichypnoticslow-burnGerman Expressionismsilent filmarthouseatmosphericobsessionartthe supernaturalisolation
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