Wednesday, December 6, 2017

German Expressionism Investigation

The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1920)

Film:


Director: Robert Wiene

German Expressionism: This German film is a silent horror that delves into mental instability.

Inspired: Edward Scissor Hands

Faust (1926)

Film:


Director: Georges Méliès

German Expressionism: This film is based on an old German legend, it takes place in an urban setting, opening with a confusing scene of a man with black wings looking over the city showing paranoia and obsession.

Inspired: The Night On Bald Mountain scene in Fantasia

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Film:


Director: James Whale

 German Expressionism: Inspired by the Expressionist movement this film is a type of horror movie with anti-heroic main characters and the town was filled with paranoia and obsession with these characters causing madness.

Inspired: Edward Scissor Hands
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