German Cinema in the Expressionist Tradition

Madalyn 2022-04-20 09:01:47

This work is not as good as I imagined, and a film review outline is specially made called From Caligari to New German Films. The tradition of German cinema is expressionism.
The atmosphere creation in art and modeling is the advantage of expressionism, and expressionism is in line with the inner atmosphere of the Germans expressed by the whole theme.
But the whole film is technically not as advanced as Griffith of the period, basically it is a single scene and a single shot, and the panorama perspective is the same as the dramatic stage. Watching this movie is more like watching a drama in a deep environment.
The story is not exciting and compact. Although the atmosphere is there, it is not enough. In short, the drama is more than enough, and the film is not enough.

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  • Alex 2022-04-23 07:02:31

    The origin and success of German Expressionism. Now it looks like a complete set and art one-man show, plus the tonal changes of the fixed scenes are great for setting, lighting and performance. There is no need to say much about the characteristics of the expressionist style established in the film. The most important thing is that it has created a tradition of film genres: since then, it has not only influenced the development of German films, but also gained power from Hollywood gangster films and film noirs in the 30s-40s. . The structure of the flashback ensures the complexity of the play, but the setting of the plot twist is too clever (the problem is shelved rather than solved), and the probability is related to the censorship system as the ending.

  • Gayle 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    (Marked this in 2013 but completely amnesia...) This groundbreaking story is a level that will be copied X times after 100 years. It seems better to think about it in combination with the post-war mental state of the Germans. Expressionism is still serving the narrative; the soundtrack is too clever; the ancient movies did not waste a single frame, each frame is a beautiful composition, which is worthy of being called art. All in all, it's a palace. (Caesar I can

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari quotes

  • Dr. Caligari: Cesare, can you hear me? Cesare, I am calling you. I, Dr. Caligari, your master. Awaken for a moment from your dark night.

  • Dr. Caligari: Ladies and gentlemen, Cesare the somnambulist will answer all your questions. Cesare knows every secret. Cesare knows the past and sees the future. Judge for yourselves. Don't hold back, ask away!