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AlbertoVialeissurprisedwhenhissuperiorcancelshismeetingsforthedayandsummonshimtohisoffice,severalfloorsaboveinthe20+storeymonumenttocapitalwhereheworks.<br/> Heisstillmoresurprisedwhenhissuperiorindicatesthatheisonlypassingonamessagefromthetopfloor.<br/> Yetthetopfloorisitselfjustthemessenger,forAlbertoisbeingsummonedtoseenoneotherthanthebossofthenotquitefacelesscorporation-hisportraitisonthewall-namelyGiovanniNosferatu,athiscountryestateoutsidelacitta.<br/> Atthispointalarmbellslikelybeginringingintheviewer'smind,ifnotAlberto's:weunderstandAlbertoisJonathanHarker/HutterandthatNosferatuisDracula.<br/> ThoughasenseofdivergencecontinuesasAlbertoheadsouttothemist-shroudedestatethroughwindingroads,villagesseeminglyuntouchedbytimeandapetrolpumpattendantwhofleesatmentionofNosferatu'svillaasifwewereinBorgoPassandthedestinationCastleDracula,thesesamedetailsandthewayinwhichtheygounmentionedalsohelpsmakeclearthatwearesupposedtounderstandthingsthisway.<br/> Thesamecanbesaidofhitch-hikerLaura,whomAlbertopicksupandwholikewiseseeslittleoutoftheordinary,oratleasttheirmodern,urban,bourgeoisnotionofnormality-admittedlyonethatshecritiquesinherownhippyish,counter-culturalway.<br/> Vampiresdon'texisttoday,dothey?<br/> Or,asthetitleindicates,theydo.<br/> Theyhavejustchangedfaces,becomingcapitalists.<br/> This,crucially,isachangeoffacesomewhatprefiguredinMarx.Afterall,heremarkedthat"Capitalisdeadlabor,which,vampire-like,livesonlybysuckinglivinglabor,andlivesthemore,themorelaboritsucks."<br/> Orthefeudalmasterbecomesthecapitalistmaster...<br/> WerethisGodard,Marx'sstatementwouldlikelyhaveappearedonanintertitletoHammer[sic]thepointhome.<br/> Farina,however,insteadcontinuestoupdatehisintertextsasAlberto/HarkerarrivesatoneofthoseItalianpalazzi,alreadysofamiliarasGothic/modernGothicsitesthroughtheworkofBava,Freda,Margheritiandcompany,andwhichherelooksuncannilylikeDownPlaceall'italiana.<br/> Ratherthanbayingwolves,Albertoisconfrontedbymenacingwhiteminicars,whiletheBrideofDraculaisrepresentedbyNosferatu'ssecretary,Corrina,playedbyGeraldineHooper.Latertohaveanequallyface-changingroleasMassimo,Carlo'sloverinDeepRed-i.e.awomanplayingagayman-sheherelookseerilylikethemaskedversionofEdithScobinEyesWithoutaFace.<br/> Notsurprisingly,herentranceshaveanuncannyquality,asdothewayinwhichadvertisingslogansaretriggeredbyAlberto'ssittingonparticularseatortakingashower.Heandwecan,ofcourse,easilyassimilatetheseexamplesofadvancedtechnologyasmagicwithoutasecondthought.<br/> AroundaboutthispointNosferatuhimself,playedbyAdolfoCeli,makeshisentrance,asnon-threateningasChristopherLee'sinDraculabut,assuch,allthemoreunsettlingforit.<br/> NosferatuoffersAlbertotheopportunitytobecomeonetheelite,theboardofdirectors,themastersofthisworld...<br/> Themorehecomestoknowwhatwealreadydo,themoreAlbertoresists.<br/> Ordoeshe-after,allwhatwouldyoudoifgiventhechoiceofenteringtherealSociety...<br/> ---<br/> "Today,terroriscalledtechnology"<br/> Thisquote,fromHerbertMarcuse,concludesTheyHaveChangedFaces,beingsuperimposedoverthefinalfreezeframeimage.<br/> Thoughapparentlyintendedasapessimisticclosingstatement,inlinewiththeimageandtheresolutionitsuggests-aresolutionIwon'treveal,althoughanyonefamiliarwiththeresolutionofLang'sMetropolismayrecogniseanotherGermanExpressionionistintertexthere-it'salsoaquotewhich,fortyyearson,suggestshope.<br/> Specifically,It'sthatwecanseeFarina'sobscuresatirebydownloadingitand,evenifwespeakEnglishratherthanItalian,understanditthankstoafan-subtitler,andthencommentonitinourblog,hopefullyencouragingothersouttheretoseekthefilmoutandthinkaboutwhatitmeans.<br/> IftoMarcusetechnologywasterroristic-theinternetwhichmakesallthispossiblecanbetracedbacktotheDARPAnetandthusthethemilitaryindustrycomplex-wecanalsoinvokethelikesofMcLuhan,whereeverymediabothgivesandtakes(thewheelmaybeanextensionofthefoot,accordingtotheFuturists,butitalsomeansthatthatfootisrepurposed,addingpotentialitiesinonewaywhilstsubtractingtheminanother)andIvanIllich,whoseDeschoolingSocietyinretrospectproposessomethingveryliketheinternetanditsvirtualcommunities,againsthim...<br/> Moreover,whatreallyimpresseshere,inMcLuhanisticterms,isthatthemediumandthemessage,orformandcontent,combine.<br/> IftheconnectionsbetweenCeli'sNosferatuandLargoandChristopherLee'sDracula/DDDenhamandScaramangaare(co-)incidental-thoughalineofdescentmaybetracedfromMabusethroughSpionethroughNorthbyNorthwesttoBondandback-Farrina'sdirection,theproductiondesign,editing,scoringandperformancesandtheirinter-relationshipsaremostdefinitelynot.<br/> Twoparticularstandoutsarethediscoveryofabodyinthewoods,presentedinthemannerofBlow-Upwithoutthephotographicevidence,andtheTodoModo-stylebunker/boardroommeetingofthevampire-capitalistandhisminions,whoincludeacardinal,arepresentativeofthecensorsboard(i.e.Marcuseansublimation)andaGodardianradicalfilm-makerturnedadvertiser.<br/> Bywayofmoreovertallusionsthisfilm-makerpresentsthreealternateversionsofaLSDadvertisement,two-thoserejectedbyNosferatu-modelledonGodardandFelliniandthethird-theoneaccepted-modelledondeSade<br/> Everything-andherewecanalsoinvokeGodard'sownAlphaville,withitsparallelfigureofWernervonBraun/Nosferatu,andmockeryofsciencefiction-seemsrecuperablebythesystem.<br/> Oratleast,wasthen?<br/> 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