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Se trata de la primera película sonora de Carl Theodor Dreyer, uno de
los más grandes cineastas de todos los tiempos. Basada libremente en el
clásico relato de terror vampírico "Carmilla", de Sheridan Le Fanu,
presenta un viaje a medio camino entre lo real y lo sobrenatural, a
partir de la hipnótica pesadilla del joven Allan Gray. De igual forma
que "Carmilla" influyó en el "Drácula" de Bram Stoker y en las más
modernas historias de vampiros, la influencia de "Vampyr" de Dreyer en
el horror cinematográfico no ha dejado de crecer a lo largo de los años.
Imagen restaurada.
Imagen restaurada.
English
On a late evening, Allan Gray arrives at an inn close to the village of Courtempierre
where he rents a room to sleep. Gray is awakened suddenly by an old
man, entering the room and leaving a square packet on Gray's table with
"To be opened upon my death" written on it. Gray takes the package and
walks outside finding shadows guiding him to an old castle where he sees
several shadows dancing and wandering on their own. Gray also sees an
elderly woman and encounters the village doctor. 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. This old man is suddenly murdered
by gunshot. Gray is let into the house by servants who rush to the aid
of the fallen man but find it too late to save him. The servants have
Gray stay the night, where the Lord of the manor's youngest daughter,
Giséle leads Gray to the library where he learns that her sister, Léone
is gravely ill. Gray and Giséle then see Léone walking outside. They
rush to her finding her lying unconscious with fresh bite wounds. They
have her carried back up to the manor where Gray remembers the parcel
given to him. On opening the parcel, Gray finds the book is about
horrific demons called Vampyrs.
After reading the book, Gray discovers Léone is a victim of a Vampyr and that the Vampyr also can have humans forced into her submission. The village doctor visits Léone 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 Léone. Exhausted from blood loss, Gray wakes sensing danger, and rushes to Léone, finding the doctor who has just dropped a poison vial from his hand. The doctor flees the manor, as Gray finds that Giséle has gone missing. Gray follows the doctor, finding himself in the castle where he has a vision of himself being buried alive. After waking from this vision, he succeeds in rescuing Giséle while the doctor is able to get away. The old servant of the manor finds Gray's Vampyr book and discovers the way to defeat a Vampyr is with an iron bar through their heart. The servant meets Allan Gray by Marguerite Chopin's grave behind the village Chapel. They open the grave and find the old woman lying there and hammer a large metal bar through her heart, killing her. The village doctor has found refuge in an old mill, but finds himself locked in a chamber where flour sacks are filled. The old servant arrives and activates the mill's machinery, making the Vampyr's associate drown in the flour that comes crashing from above. The curse of the Vampyr is lifted when Léone recovers. Giséle and Gray cross a foggy river outside by boat and find themselves in a brighter clearing.
After reading the book, Gray discovers Léone is a victim of a Vampyr and that the Vampyr also can have humans forced into her submission. The village doctor visits Léone 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 Léone. Exhausted from blood loss, Gray wakes sensing danger, and rushes to Léone, finding the doctor who has just dropped a poison vial from his hand. The doctor flees the manor, as Gray finds that Giséle has gone missing. Gray follows the doctor, finding himself in the castle where he has a vision of himself being buried alive. After waking from this vision, he succeeds in rescuing Giséle while the doctor is able to get away. The old servant of the manor finds Gray's Vampyr book and discovers the way to defeat a Vampyr is with an iron bar through their heart. The servant meets Allan Gray by Marguerite Chopin's grave behind the village Chapel. They open the grave and find the old woman lying there and hammer a large metal bar through her heart, killing her. The village doctor has found refuge in an old mill, but finds himself locked in a chamber where flour sacks are filled. The old servant arrives and activates the mill's machinery, making the Vampyr's associate drown in the flour that comes crashing from above. The curse of the Vampyr is lifted when Léone recovers. Giséle and Gray cross a foggy river outside by boat and find themselves in a brighter clearing.