Myles Hypse Hypse 1
Film & Lit.
Ms. Noah
September 18th, 2015
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer; and directed by Robert Wiene, this film is considered to be the first horror movie ever made. Released in 1922, this film mesmerized audiences, including myself with its new age setting and German expressionism style of filming that was unlike anything anyone had seen before.
Instead of building a set, they used large, blank canvases and what I can only assume a very large amount of paint; scenic artists set to work on making one of the most eccentric and confusing settings I’ve ever seen in a film, even for a foreign film. While I watched the film I continually noticed that their were
Film & Lit.
Ms. Noah
September 18th, 2015
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer; and directed by Robert Wiene, this film is considered to be the first horror movie ever made. Released in 1922, this film mesmerized audiences, including myself with its new age setting and German expressionism style of filming that was unlike anything anyone had seen before.
Instead of building a set, they used large, blank canvases and what I can only assume a very large amount of paint; scenic artists set to work on making one of the most eccentric and confusing settings I’ve ever seen in a film, even for a foreign film. While I watched the film I continually noticed that their were