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The world of Robert EggerssNosferatuisnt exactly a good time.
Also, its cold and dark all the time, even when the sun is up.
And yet, despiteNosferatus irrepressible gloom, theres something undeniably …cozyabout Eggerss 19th-century Central Europe.
Am I the only one who finds Wisberg a suitable spot for a snowy romantic getaway?
No no, ignore the plague.
Dont worry about that.
I cant be the only one leaving the theater dreaming of a pied-a-terre in Wisberg.
The assignment isnt what it seems, of course.
Obviously, poor Thomas doesnt know any of this yet.
Thissnugnessextends through the rest of the picture.
It even comes through in scenes set in supposedly unpleasant spaces, like Count Orloks old decrepit castle.
This is a fun point of perversion.
You feel an incredible sense of shelter, of a deep dependence on threadbare safety.
This is true even inThe Northman.
Sensually speaking, thats a very vampiric notion and a very Robert Eggers one, too.
