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Herta 2022-04-20 09:01:47

Completed in 1920, the film is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the silent era. Generally speaking, [Card] is the first horror movie in the history of cinema.
At the same time, the film is also a masterpiece of German expressionism. The so-called expressionist films refer to the German silent films of the 1920s influenced by modernist paintings and dramas. These films are known for their exaggerated and distorted sets, bizarre camera perspectives, gloomy lighting, and geometrically distorted compositions. The lost mental state of the German intellectuals at that time. The above characteristics are fully reflected in this film, the labyrinth-like town, the picture fragmented by geometric figures, and the characters modeled to the disturbing expressions and actions.
The director, Robert Venet, is now considered a master of expressionism, but his most famous film is considered by critics to be the work of three leading actors and three surrealist painters who served as art set designers. big.

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  • Makayla 2022-03-25 09:01:10

    9.7; The abnormal mental state of the narrative point of view makes the whole story stand out from the truth, so the seemingly complete narrative is actually almost nothing, but the attractiveness of the story is very strong. The meaninglessness of the narrative highlights the distorted cries of expressionist forms directly vented

  • Assunta 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    I saw it on Amazon at first, FULL SOUND 48min, then after about 24min, I couldn't stand the dubbing at all, and the soundtrack didn't feel right, and then I suddenly thought that this kind of film BFIplayer should have the original version (ie, it has not been touched by theAmericans) ), so I did a search and sure enough, I found that the original version had 77 minutes (so Amazon’s US version also deleted a lot of clips), and then found that the version also remade the soundtrack, which is very simple and crude compared to the original version, but this is simple It's nowhere near as rude as the dub. The source of BFI's film is very good. TheAmericans do bad things with good intentions AGAIN; destroy a great German art piece and change it into unbearably loud American stuff. So this is not an objective short comment, but an angry rant :)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari quotes

  • 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!

  • Alan: How long will I live?

    Cesare: Till the break of dawn.