On January 1st, Roberth Eggers' remake of Nosferatu was released in Venezuela, and I, with nothing to do, went to see this film that was one of my most anticipated of last year. A film that from its idea and concept is already a spectacle, due to the fact that he is one of the most interesting directors of the last decade and by bringing to theaters a story that has more than a century of having been released, this becomes not only an interesting experiment but also a feat that not any director could do. But Robert Eggers is not just any director, and he didn't have a normal cast either, as his stars included Bill Skargard, Lily Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor Johnson and Willem Dafoe.
El primero de enero se estren贸 en Venezuela el remake de Roberth Eggers de Nosferatu, y yo, sin nada que hacer, fui a ver esta pel铆cula que era una de mis m谩s esperadas del a帽o pasado. Una pel铆cula que desde su idea y concepto ya es todo un espect谩culo, por el hecho de ser uno de los directores m谩s interesantes de la 煤ltima d茅cada y al traer a cines una historia que tiene m谩s de un siglo de haberse estrenado, esto se vuelve un experimento no solo interesante sino tambi茅n una proeza que no cualquier director podr铆a hacer. Pero Roberth Eggers no es cualquier director, y tampoco cont贸 con un cast normal, ya que entre sus protagonistas se encontraban Bill Skargard, Lily Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor Johnson y Willem Dafoe.
Before going to see the new Nosferatu I wanted to see its original version, the 1922 one, and the truth is that thinking well the whole context of the film, it is understandable how it became such an important icon in the history of cinema. A film that is more than 100 years old and looks like that is undoubtedly a masterpiece, but, truth be told, as times have changed, despite watching it with admiration, I could not enjoy it well. However, bringing that story back to life is something that Roberth Eggers does to perfection, because you can tell that he not only greatly admires the original story, but also abhors the cinema of today, which makes Nosferatu an ode to folklore, vampire cinema and gothic horror.
Antes de ir a ver la nueva Nosferatu quise ver su versi贸n original, la de 1922, y la verdad es que pensando bien todo el contexto de la pel铆cula, es comprensible como se volvi贸 un icono tan importante en la historia del cine. Una pel铆cula que tiene m谩s de 100 a帽os y se ve as铆 es sin duda una obra maestra, pero, la verdad, como los tiempos han cambiado, a pesar de verla con admiraci贸n, no pude disfrutarla bien. Sin embargo, traer ese relato de nuevo a la vida es algo que Roberth Eggers hace a la perfecci贸n, porque se nota que no solo admira mucho la historia original, sino que adem谩s aborrece mucho el cine de ahora, lo que hace que Nosferatu sea una oda al folclore, al cine de vampiros y al terror g贸tico.
The fact that Roberth Eggers abhors both modern day vampires and modern day cinema is no accident in making Nosferatu. This film has been one of Roberth Eggers' dreams for quite some time, and you can tell he understood the story from beginning to end. For those who don't know what Nosferatu is about, it is basically the story of Dracula with one or two differences due to copyright issues, and along with that we also add some customs and rituals that were common given the time and beliefs.
El hecho de que Roberth Eggers aborrezca tanto a los vampiros de hoy en d铆a como al cine de hoy en d铆a no es una casualidad para hacer Nosferatu. Esta pel铆cula ha sido uno de los sue帽os de Roberth Eggers por un buen tiempo, y se nota que comprendi贸 la historia de principio a fin. Quien no sepa de qu茅 va Nosferatu, es b谩sicamente la historia de Dracula con una que otra diferencia debido a los derechos de autor, y junto a eso tambi茅n se le a帽aden algunas costumbres y rituales que eran comunes dada la 茅poca y las creencias.
But what did I think of the movie? The truth is that I loved the movie, and I can't think of a better first day of the year, or at least, a movie that I would have liked to see more this January 1st. What Lily Rose Depp does with her body and features is something I don't recall ever seeing in an actress, which is amazing not only because of the actress' superb work, but because of the fact that the entire cast is on par with that performance. While the direction is perfect in telling a folkloric and gothic tale, everything comes together like a Swiss watch to create an experience as close to a tale from hundreds of centuries ago as possible, with the rawness that today's cinema allows.
Pero, 驴qu茅 pienso yo de la pel铆cula? La verdad la pel铆cula me encant贸, y no puedo pensar en alg煤n mejor primer d铆a del a帽o, o por lo menos, alguna pel铆cula que me hubiese gustado m谩s ver este primero de enero. Lo que hace Lily Rose Depp con su cuerpo y con sus facciones es algo que no recuerdo haber visto nunca en una actriz, lo que es sorprendente no solo por el trabajo magnifico de la actriz, sino por el hecho de que todo el elenco est谩 a la altura de esa interpretaci贸n. Mientras que la direcci贸n es perfecta para contar un relato folcl贸rico y gotico, todo se une como reloj suizo para crear una experiencia lo m谩s parecido a un relato de hace cientos de siglos, con la crudeza que te permite el cine de hoy en d铆a.
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