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Shadow of the Vampire, the Glossary

Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 independent period vampire Gothic mystery film directed by E. Elias Merhige and written by Steven Katz.^[1]

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21st-century historical horror films
American historical horror films
Cultural depictions of German people
Cultural depictions of film directors
F. W. Murnau
Films directed by E. Elias Merhige
Films produced by Nicolas Cage
Films scored by Dan Jones (composer)
Films set in 1921
Films set in Czechoslovakia
Films set in Slovakia
Films shot in Luxembourg
Luxembourgian horror films
Luxembourgish-language films
Nosferatu
Nosferatu films
Saturn Films films

A. O. Scott

Anthony Oliver Scott (born July 10, 1966) is an American journalist and cultural critic, known for his film and literary criticism.

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Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

The Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is the Academy Award given to the best achievement in makeup and hairstyling for film.

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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), often pronounced; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy's corporate management and general policies are overseen by a board of governors, which includes representatives from each of the craft branches.

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Aden Gillett

John Aden Gillett is a British actor.

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Albin Grau

Albin Grau (December 22, 1884 in Leipzig-Schönefeld – March 27, 1971) was a German artist, architect and occultist, and the producer and production designer for F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922).

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Amber Sibley

Amber Sibley is an English make-up artist.

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American Cinematographer

American Cinematographer is a magazine published monthly by the American Society of Cinematographers.

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American Horror Story: Hotel

The fifth season of the American horror anthology television series American Horror Story, subtitled Hotel, is centered around the mysterious Hotel Cortez in Los Angeles, the scene of disturbing and paranormal events, overseen by its enigmatic staff.

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Ann Buchanan

Ann Buchanan is a make-up artist.

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BBC Film

BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC.

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Box Office Mojo

Box Office Mojo is an American website that tracks box-office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way.

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Bram Stoker

Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who is best known for writing the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula.

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Bram Stoker Award

The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing.

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British Board of Film Classification

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as television programmes, trailers, adverts, public information/campaigning films, menus, bonus content, etc.) released on physical media within the United Kingdom.

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Cary Elwes

Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (born 26 October 1962) is an English actor.

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Catherine McCormack

Catherine Jane McCormack (born 3 April 1972) is an English actress.

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Con Air

Con Air is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West and starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich in the lead roles.

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Count Dracula

Count Dracula is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula.

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Count Orlok

Count Orlok (Graf Orlok; Contele Orlok), commonly but erroneously known as Nosferatu, is a fictional character who appears in the silent film Nosferatu (1922) and its subsequent remakes, which is based on Bram Stoker's character Count Dracula. Shadow of the Vampire and Count Orlok are Nosferatu.

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Dan Jones (composer)

Dan Jones is a British composer and sound designer working in film and theatre.

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Dracula

Dracula is a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker, published on 26 May 1897.

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DVD

The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.

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E. Elias Merhige

Edmund Elias Merhige (pronounced like marriage; born June 14, 1964) is an American film director.

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Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard (born Edward John Izzard; 7 February 1962), also known as Suzy Izzard, is a British stand-up comedian, actor and activist.

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Ellipsis (narrative device)

Ellipsis is the narrative device of omitting a portion of the sequence of events, allowing the reader to fill in the narrative gaps.

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F. W. Murnau

Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe; December 28, 1888March 11, 1931) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter.

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First Czechoslovak Republic

The First Czechoslovak Republic (První československá republika; Prvá československá republika), often colloquially referred to as the First Republic (První republika; Prvá republika), was the first Czechoslovak state that existed from 1918 to 1938, a union of ethnic Czechs and Slovaks.

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Flicker (American Horror Story)

"Flicker" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story. Shadow of the Vampire and Flicker (American Horror Story) are Nosferatu.

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Flixster

Flixster was an American social-networking movie website for discovering new movies, learning about movies, and meeting others with similar tastes in movies.

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Fritz Arno Wagner

Fritz Arno Wagner (5 December 1889 – 18 August 1958) is considered one of the most acclaimed German cinematographers from the 1920s to the 1950s.

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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture is a Golden Globe Award that was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in a motion picture released in the previous year.

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Gothic film

A Gothic film is a film that is based on Gothic fiction or contains Gothic elements.

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Greta Schröder

Greta Schröder (27 June 1892 – 8 June 1980) was a German actress.

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Gustav von Wangenheim

Gustav von Wangenheim (born Ingo Clemens Gustav Adolf Freiherr von Wangenheim; 18 February 1895 – 5 August 1975) was a German actor, screenwriter and director.

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Heligoland

Heligoland (Helgoland,; Heligolandic Frisian: deät Lun,, Mooring Frisian: Hålilönj, Helgoland) is a small archipelago in the North Sea.

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Henrik Galeen

Henrik Galeen (7 January 1881 – 30 July 1949) was an Austrian-born actor, screenwriter and film director considered an influential figure in the development of German Expressionist cinema during the silent era.

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Henry Kuttner

Henry Kuttner (April 7, 1915 – February 3, 1958) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror.

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Historical drama

A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fictional elements such as creative dialogue or fictional scenes which aim to compress separate events or illustrate a broader factual narrative.

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Hollywood Stock Exchange

The Hollywood Stock Exchange, or HSX, is a web-based, multiplayer game in which players use simulated money to buy and sell "shares" of actors, directors, upcoming films, and film-related options.

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas or Dr. Seuss' The Grinch or simply The Grinch) is a 2000 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by Ron Howard, who also produced with Brian Grazer, from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S.

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Independent film

An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, in some cases, distributed by major companies).

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Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography is one of the annual awards given out by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers.

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Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male was one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.

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Intertitle

In films, an intertitle, also known as a title card, is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (hence, inter-) the photographed action at various points.

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Iris shot

An iris shot is a technique used in silent film and television sometimes to emphasize a detail of a scene above all others, more commonly to end or open a scene.

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John Malkovich

John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor.

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Jonathan Harker

Jonathan Harker is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula.

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Kodak

The Eastman Kodak Company, referred to simply as Kodak, is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in film photography.

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Laudanum

Laudanum is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight (the equivalent of 1% morphine).

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Lionsgate Films

Lionsgate Films (formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties) is a Canadian-American film production and distribution studio founded in Canada in 1962.

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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor was an award given annually by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

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Max Schreck

Friedrich Gustav Maximilian SchreckEickhoff, Stefan. 2007 (6 September 1879 – 20 February 1936),Walk, Ines. 2006.

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Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books.

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Mina Harker

Wilhelmina "Mina" Harker (née Murray) is a fictional character and the main female character in Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula.

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Myriam Muller

Myriam Muller (born 12 April 1971) is a Luxembourgish actress.

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Mystery film

A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime.

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Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known by his stage name Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer.

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Nicolas Cage filmography

Nicolas Cage is an American actor whose career began with a role in the 1981 television pilot The Best of Times.

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Nosferatu

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (German: Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens) is a 1922 silent German Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife (Greta Schröder) of his estate agent (Gustav von Wangenheim) and brings the plague to their town. Shadow of the Vampire and Nosferatu are Dracula films, films set in castles, gothic horror films and Nosferatu films.

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Orava Castle

Orava Castle (Oravský hrad, Arwaburg, Árva vára) is a castle situated on a high rock above Orava river in the village of Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia.

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Paramount Streaming

Paramount Streaming (formerly CBS Digital Media, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS Streaming) is a division of Paramount Global that oversees the company's video streaming technology and direct-to-consumer services; including Pluto TV and Paramount+.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Review aggregator

A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews and ratings of products and services such as films, books, video games, music, software, hardware, and cars.

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Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter, and author.

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Ronan Vibert

Ronan David Jackson Vibert (23 February 1964 – 22 December 2022) was an English actor who was known for his appearances in films and on British and American television.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.

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Satellite Award for Actor in a Supporting Role

The Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.

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Schnapps

Schnapps or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neutral grain spirits.

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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture is an award presented annually by the Screen Actors Guild.

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Short story

A short story is a piece of prose fiction.

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Silent film

A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue).

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Steven A. Katz

Steven Katz (born October 8, 1959) is an American writer best known for his work on Shadow of the Vampire.

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Super 35

Super 35 (originally known as Superscope 235) is a motion picture film format that uses exactly the same film stock as standard 35 mm film, but puts a larger image frame on that stock by using the space normally reserved for the optical analog sound track.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Udo Kier

Udo Kierspe (born 14 October 1944), known professionally as Udo Kier, is a German actor.

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Vampire film

Vampire films have been a staple in world cinema since the era of silent films, so much so that the depiction of vampires in popular culture is strongly based upon their depiction in films throughout the years.

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Widescreen

Widescreen images are displayed within a set of aspect ratios (relationship of image width to height) used in film, television and computer screens.

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Wild at Heart (film)

Wild at Heart is a 1990 American romantic crime drama film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Barry Gifford.

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Willem Dafoe

William James "Willem" Dafoe (Archived at and the: born July 22, 1955) is an American actor.

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16th Independent Spirit Awards

The 16th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2000, were announced on March 24, 2001.

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2000 Cannes Film Festival

The 53rd Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2000.

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2000 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

The 26th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2000, were given in December 2000.

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59th Golden Globe Awards

The 59th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2001, were held on January 20, 2002.

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5th Golden Satellite Awards

The 5th Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, were awarded on January 14, 2001.

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73rd Academy Awards

The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 2000 in film and took place on March 25, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST.

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7th Screen Actors Guild Awards

The 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2000, took place on March 11, 2001.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Vampire

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Shadow of the Vampire, the Glossary

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See also

21st-century historical horror films

American historical horror films

Cultural depictions of German people

Cultural depictions of film directors

F. W. Murnau

Films directed by E. Elias Merhige

Films produced by Nicolas Cage

Films scored by Dan Jones (composer)

Films set in 1921

Films set in Czechoslovakia

Films set in Slovakia

Films shot in Luxembourg

Luxembourgian horror films

Luxembourgish-language films

Nosferatu

Nosferatu films

Saturn Films films

References