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Balkinization
Tonight, while the trick-or-treaters visit, I will be screening Nosferatu in my driveway on an 80" HDTV projection screen.
Released in silent black and white in 1922, Nosferatu is an unauthorized adaptation of the novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker and is widely considered one of the classics of cinema. Certainly, many think it is the best adaptation of Dracula in film, one of the most influential horror movies of all time and a masterpiece of Expressionist filmmaking. Thanks to copyright law, however, this film was very nearly lost to us (The Saga of Nosferatu).
Florence Stoker, widow of Bram Stoker (who had died in 1912), sued the producers of Nosferatu for infringement and won. As part of the 1925 decision, all copies of Nosferatu were to be destroyed. Most were. Over the next few years, any copies that became public were also destroyed. This may have meant the end of the film, except that a few isolated copies managed to survive Florence Stoker's death in 1937.
Thank goodness for "pirates."
Tracked on October 31, 2003 05:47 AM
Nosophoros - Plague Carrier from The Mediaburn Radio Weblog Happy Halloween, Nosferatu (No Thanks to Copyright) . [Read More]Tracked on October 31, 2003 11:12 AM
Public Domain Vampires from Socialist Sushi Jenny over at The Shifted Librarian has a link to Happy Halloween, Nosferatu (No Thanks to Copyright). Interesting little writeup about an interesting movie.... [Read More]Tracked on October 31, 2003 06:56 PM
Nosferatu Rapture from Good Blimey! Over at my robot friend, you'll find a nifty Flash that covers a Blondie song called Rapture. It's pretty neat to watch, and worthy of breakdancing to. In other Halloween news, it seems we almost lost the classic horror film,... [Read More]Tracked on November 1, 2003 12:12 AM
Sonny Bono is Dead and Other Copyright Wackiness from Opinion The latest compilation project from Illegal Art is titled Sonny Bono is Dead: This project is a protest against the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which passed through Congress in 1998 and was upheld by the US Supreme Court earlier this year.... [Read More]Tracked on November 2, 2003 05:04 PM
Sonny Bono is Dead and Other Copyright Wackiness from Opinion The latest compilation project from Illegal Art is titled Sonny Bono is Dead: This project is a protest against the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which passed through Congress in 1998 and was upheld by the US Supreme Court earlier this year.... [Read More]Tracked on December 17, 2003 08:32 PM
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