Vampyr

Vampyr German Vampyr Der Traum des Allan Grey , Vampire the Dream of Allan Grey German pronunciation vampi is a 1932 GermanFrench horror film directed by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film was written by Dreyer and Christen Jul based on elements from J. Sheridan Le Fanus collection of supernatural stories In a Glass Darkly. Vampyr was funded by Nicolas de Gunzburg who starred in the film under the name of Julian West among a mostly nonprofessional cast. Gunzburg plays the role of Allan Grey, a student of the occult who enters the village of Courtempierre, which is under the curse of a vampire.

On a late evening, Allan Gray arrives at an inn close to the village of Courtempierre and he rents a room to sleep. Gray is awakened suddenly by an old man, who enters the room and leaves a square packet on Grays table To be opened upon my death is written on the wrapping paper. Gray takes the package and walks outside. Shadows guide him to an old castle, where he sees the shadows dancing and wandering on their own. Gray also sees an elderly woman and encounters another old man. Gray leaves the castle and walks to a manor. Looking through one of the windows, Gray sees the man who gave him the package earlier. The man is suddenly murdered by gunshot. Gray is let into the house by servants, who rush to the aid of the fallen man but it is too late to save him. The servants ask Gray to stay the night. Gisle, the youngest daughter of the Lord of the manor, takes Gray to the library and tells him that her sister, Lone, is gravely ill. Just then they see Lone walking outside. They follow her, and find her unconscious on the ground with fresh bite wounds. They have her carried inside. Gray remembers the parcel and opens it. Inside is a book is about horrific demons called Vampyrs.By reading the book, Gray learns that Lone is a victim of a Vampyr. Vampyrs can force humans into submission. The village doctor visits Lone at the manor, and Gray recognizes him as the old man he saw in the castle. The doctor tells Gray that a blood transfusion is needed and Gray offers his blood to save Lone. Exhausted from blood loss, Gray sleeps. He wakes sensing danger and rushes to Lone, where he surprises the doctor as he is attempting to poison the girl. The doctor flees the manor, and Gray finds that Gisle is gone. Gray follows the doctor back to the castle, where Gray has a vision of himself being buried alive. After the vision subsides, he rescues Gisle but the doctor escapes. The old servant of the manor finds Grays Vampyr book and discovers that a Vampyr can be defeated by driving an

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