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German Expressionist films produced in the Weimar Republic immediately following the First World War not only encapsulate the sociopolitical contexts in which they were created, but also rework the intrinsically modern problems of self-reflexivity, spectacle and identity.
- Germany
- 1910s–1930s
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Director: Robert Wiene. Undoubtedly one of the most iconic and influential films of all time, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is justly famed for the skewed, anxiety-inducing angles of its painted backdrops, and for the nightmarish tension of its macabre storyline, in which Francis (Friedrich Feher) attempts to solve a series of murders that he suspects to be the work of an insane carnival hypnotist, Dr Caligari (Werner Krauss), and his somnambulist sideshow attraction, Cesare (Conrad Veidt).
- From Morn to Midnight (1920) Director: Karl Heinz Martin. Still shocking even today, From Morn to Midnight remains one of the boldest examples of German expressionist cinema.
- The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920) Directors: Paul Wegener and Carl Boese. The third and only surviving part of Paul Wegener’s Golem trilogy, the 16th-century-set The Golem: How He Came into the World was a prequel to the previous, contemporary-set instalments and, as such, cleaves more closely to the traditional Jewish legend.
- Nosferatu (1922) Director: F.W. Murnau. Something of an anomaly within expressionist cinema, Nosferatu makes extensive use of real-world locations, rather than recreating its world solely within a studio.
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German Expressionism: we’ve all heard of it, and though only some would even try to define it, we all, like old Potter Stewart, know it when we see it. Or do we?
Mar 18, 2020 · What is German Expressionism in film? Overview of the history and style with feature-length examples from Metropolis, Nosferatu, Dr. Caligari and more. A quick history of German expressionism and how you can use this unique film style in your next film.
Jun 30, 2023 · Paul Leni's melodrama The Man Who Laughs stars Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin. Based on Victor Hugo's eponymous 1869 novel, the plot centers on Gwynplaine, a man disfigured as a child and forced to...
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences. Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge.
