Vampyr
dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer · 1932
An old man warns Allan Gray that "she must not die," setting off a chain of events steeped in supernatural dread. As Gray navigates the eerie village of Courtempierre, the film envelops viewers in a haunting atmosphere where reality blurs with nightmare.
Traveler Allan Gray arrives in the village of Courtempierre and takes lodgings in a small inn. Gray has a great interest in the supernatural, particularly vampires. He's barely settled in when he feels a sinister force descending upon him. In the night an old man enters his room to tell him 'she must not die'. One of the old man's daughters, Leone, has been bitten by a vampire. In order to break the curse, Gray and Leone's sister Gisele must find the original vampire and drive a stake through her heart.
