Editing Nosferatu (section)

==Reception==
''Nosferatu'' brought Murnau into the public eye, especially when his film ''Der brennende Acker'' (''[[The Burning Soil]]'') was released a few days later. The press reported extensively on ''Nosferatu'' and its premiere. With the laudatory votes, there was also occasional criticism that the technical perfection and clarity of the images did not fit the horror theme. The ''Filmkurier'' of 6 March 1922 said that the vampire appeared too corporeal and brightly lit to appear genuinely scary. Hans Wollenberg described the film in ''photo-Stage'' No. 11 of 11 March 1922 as a "sensation" and praised Murnau's nature shots as "mood-creating elements."<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Hans Helmut |editor-last=Prinzler |year=2003 |title=Murnau – Ein Melancholiker des Films |location=Berlin |publisher=Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek. Bertz |page=129 |isbn=3-929470-25-X}}</ref> In the ''Vossische Zeitung'' of 7 March 1922, ''Nosferatu'' was praised for its visual style.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nosferatu |url=http://www.filmhistoriker.de/films/nosferatu.htm |website=www.filmhistoriker.de |access-date=9 December 2018 |language=de |quote=Murnau, sein Bildlenker, stellt die Bildchen, sorglich durchgearbeitet, in sich abgeschlossen. Das Schloß des Entsetzens, das Haus des Nosferatu sind packende Leistungen. Ein Motiv-Museum. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007145641/http://www.filmhistoriker.de/films/nosferatu.htm |archive-date=7 October 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Nosferatu'' was also the first film to show a vampire dying from exposure to sunlight. Previous vampire novels such as ''Dracula'' had shown them being uncomfortable with sunlight, but not mortally susceptible.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scivally |first1=Bruce |title=Dracula FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Count from Transylvania |date=2015-09-01 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=978-1-61713-636-8 |page=111 |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:NosferatuShadow.jpg|thumb|right|An iconic shot of the shadow of Count Orlok ascending a staircase]]
The film has received overwhelmingly positive reviews. On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 72 reviews, with an average rating of 9.05/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "One of the silent era's most influential masterpieces, ''Nosferatu''{{'}}s eerie, gothic feel – and a chilling performance from Max Schreck as the vampire – set the template for the horror films that followed."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nosferatu/|title=Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens) (Nosferatu the Vampire) (1922)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> In 1995, the [[Holy See|Vatican]] included ''Nosferatu'' on a [[Vatican's list of films|list of 45 important films]] that people should watch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decentfilms.com/articles/vaticanfilmlist|title=The Vatican Film List|website=Decent Films|publisher=SDQ reviews|access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref> It was ranked twenty-first in ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine's "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 100 Best Films of World Cinema: 21 Nosferatu |url=https://www.empireonline.com/features/100-greatest-world-cinema-films/default.asp?film=21 |work=Empire}}</ref>

In 1997, critic [[Roger Ebert]] added ''Nosferatu'' to his list of ''[[The Great Movies]]'', writing:

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Here is the story of Dracula before it was buried alive in clichés, jokes, TV skits, cartoons and more than 30 other films. The film is in awe of its material. It seems to really believe in vampires. ...Is Murnau's ''Nosferatu'' scary in the modern sense? Not for me. I admire it more for its artistry and ideas, its atmosphere and images, than for its ability to manipulate my emotions like a skillful modern horror film. It knows none of the later tricks of the trade, like [[Jump scare|sudden threats that pop in from the side of the screen]]. But ''Nosferatu'' remains effective: It doesn't scare us, but it haunts us.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|author-link=Roger Ebert|title=Nosferatu Movie Review & Film Summary (1922)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-nosferatu-1922|date=28 September 1997|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref>}}