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Robert Eggers

ロバート・エッガース

Rōbāto Eggāsu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1983-07-07 （Lee, New Hampshire）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
New Hampshire → New York City

Career

Occupations
film director, screenwriter, film producer
Active Years
2015-2024
Influenced By
Bram Stoker, Henrik Galeen, Montague Summers
Nominations
Academy Awards technical nominations (film)

Awards

Chicago Film Critics Association Award
2024
Work: Nosferatu
Category: Best Adapted Screenplay
Organization: Chicago Film Critics Association
Result: Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award
2025
Work: Nosferatu
Category: Best Adapted Screenplay
Organization: Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Result: Nominated

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nosferatu

2024 Gothic horror

In 1838 Wisburg, estate agent Thomas Hutter travels to Count Orlok's castle in Transylvania. His wife Ellen is psychically linked to the vampire. Orlok sails to Wisburg in a coffin with plague rats. Ellen sacrifices herself at sunrise to destroy him.

vampirismplaguesacrificepsychic linkloneliness

Bibliography

  • The Witch (2015)
  • The Lighthouse (2019)
  • The Northman (2022)
  • Nosferatu (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
historically accurate detailingfaithful folklore recreationperiod-accurate poetic dialogue
Recurring Motifs
isolated settingsmadnesssupernatural horrorhistorical folk beliefs

Legacy

Robert Eggers is positioned as a master of modern horror, achieving commercial and critical success with 'Nosferatu', earning numerous awards and nominations. His works redefine Gothic horror.

Quotes

  • Vampirism and Dracula is the thing that I've been thinking about and looking at for a long time.
    Source: Interview (2024)

Trivia

  • Adapted Nosferatu into a high school play.
  • Nosferatu was a passion project in development since 2015.
  • Count Orlok's costume references 16th-century Transylvanian nobility.