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Albin Grau (December 22, 1884 in Leipzig-Schönefeld – March 27, 1971) was a German artist, architect and occultist, and the producer and production designer for F.W. Murnau 's Nosferatu (1922). He was largely responsible for the look and spirit of the film, including the sets, costumes, storyboards and promotional materials.
Oct 5, 2020 · Nosferatu concept art by Albin Grau. The concept-art where you begin to see the dark, surrealist look of German expressionism that defines the film’s style and creates the ideal atmosphere for Grau’s vision of Graf Orlok. A dark, hulking, and lanky creature that still manages to fade into the background.
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Feb 1, 2022 · The Expressionist aesthetic, the monstrous design of Count Orlock, and the very idea of doing a vampire picture all came from producer Albin Grau. To call Grau an unsung hero of cinema may be...
- William Fischer
Albin Grau (December 22, 1884 in Leipzig-Schönefeld – March 27, 1971) was a German artist, architect and occultist, and the producer and production designer for F.W. Murnau 's Nosferatu (1922). He was largely responsible for the look and spirit of the film, including the sets, costumes, storyboards and promotional materials.
Dec 15, 2022 · There was a big fascination with anything fantastic in German art and literature—novels like The Golem, also vampire stories like Dracula. Albin Grau [the producer and production designer]...
- Diana Hubbell
Count Orlok was the distinctive vision of producer Albin Grau – and his original sketches are even creepier than in the finished film (Credit: Getty Images) Much of the credit for this...
Oct 28, 2014 · In addition to his artistic pursuits, Grau was an occultist which explains the attention to detail in the bizarre contract drawn up between Knock and Count Orlok, a document that looks more like a page from a grimoire than anything used by an estate agent.
