German expressionist film

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From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to Metropolis, German expressionism held up a mirror to society and is still influencing art 100 years later.

This paper discusses The Cabinet Cabinet Of Dr Caligari (1920) and analyses how it conveys Foucault’s theory of madness. The protagonist in this film, Francis, appears in the prologue and then narr…

Restaurant set from Fritz Lang’s German Film, Dr. Mabuse 1921-22

At a point around 1910, a new art movement began to emerge in Germany. It emerged and became apparen

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Cabinet of Doctor Caligari

THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920) German expressionist classic. "Dr. Caligari and his mysterious slave - the black and white phantom who lives in a cabinet and goes forth in his sleep to do his master's bidding. the weirdest characters ever seen on the screen and the most daringly different picture ever seen" tagline. Set Decoration Hermann Warm. Costume Design Walter Reimann MOTION PICTURE CLASSIC magazine 1921 (please follow minkshmink on pinterest) #drcaligari #twenties #germanfilm

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Expressionism reached its zenith by the mid1920's in Germany, with many production companies releasing titles weeks apart from one another.

From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to Nosferatu, the trend for shadows, angst and exaggerated sets in 1920s German cinema laid the foundations for everything from film noir to the horror genre.

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