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Vampyr, the Score

This feature was published in conjunction with the screening of Vampyr on January 12, 2024 Ever since he saw Vampyr back in the mid-1980s, composer and conductor Timothy Brock has wanted to play the score live. He had been impressed in particular with the “fragility of the strings” and how German … [Read more...] about Vampyr, the Score

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Vampyr, the Restoration

This article was published in conjunction with the screening of Vampyr on January 12, 2024 Almost every time one takes a closer look at a film that is world-famous one has to face the sad fact that the film does not really exist in a form that seems acceptable. This is true also for Dreyer’s … [Read more...] about Vampyr, the Restoration