Excellent post, E and great choice of illustrations.
I did a little research and learned that Linda Muir made several identical costumes for Orlok, so that one was always ready for use during filming. A lot of effort was also put in distressing the fabrics and trims to achieve that look of age and decay.
Bill Skarsgard's performance as Orlok was spectacular. He spoke a form of ancient Dacian and studied Mongolian throat singing in order to get the character's unusual voice.
The makeup that transforms him into Orlok is also amazing. Skarsgard said it took 30 takes to film the final scene, and he was exhausted at the end, sweating underneath all the prosthetics. He said the only things that were actually him were his eyeballs and the soles of his feet.
What a pity that the Academy never awards Oscars to horror film actors. He certainly deserved one, as did Gary Oldman before him in 1992.
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Date: 2025-04-04 08:55 pm (UTC)I did a little research and learned that Linda Muir made several identical costumes for Orlok, so that one was always ready for use during filming. A lot of effort was also put in distressing the fabrics and trims to achieve that look of age and decay.
Bill Skarsgard's performance as Orlok was spectacular. He spoke a form of ancient Dacian and studied Mongolian throat singing in order to get the character's unusual voice.
The makeup that transforms him into Orlok is also amazing. Skarsgard said it took 30 takes to film the final scene, and he was exhausted at the end, sweating underneath all the prosthetics. He said the only things that were actually him were his eyeballs and the soles of his feet.
What a pity that the Academy never awards Oscars to horror film actors. He certainly deserved one, as did Gary Oldman before him in 1992.