Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey 1932

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: If you've never seen a Carl Dreyer film and wonder why many critics, myself included, regard him as possibly the greatest of all filmmakers, this chilling horror fantasy is the perfect place to begin to understand. Read more

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: Stay with him and you'll be rewarded with one of the more-unusual horror films you'll ever see -- or films of any kind, for that matter. Read more

Anthony Lane, New Yorker: [The film conjures] inexplicable dread, on a night that feels brighter than day. Read more

Chris Peachment, Time Out: With the help of Rudolph Mate's luminous photography, Dreyer creates a film of great beauty. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Vampyr is Dreyer's most radical film -- maybe one of my dozen favorite movies by any director. Read more