German Expressionism

factory, Dresden, 1906 German Expressionists are artists who are apart of German Expressionism. German Expressionism reached its peak in the 1920’s; “it was a part of early 20th-century in art, literature, music and theater.” It started…

Doppelgänger is used intensively in German film of the early 20th century to represent cinematic themes throughout particular movies, usually in the form of reflection, shadows and impersonation of different characters. In the cases of The Student of Prague and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, this cinematic technique is used throughout these films to link two or more images of the main character to illustrate a larger idea of film making history in Germany. In The Student of Prague, doppelgänger…

German Expression: Nosferatu Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror directed by F.W. Murnau in 1922 is one the first and few German Expressionist films created. It was coined as a horror film and a unauthorized version of Bram Stokers novel Dracula written in 1897. Nosferatu is about a vampire, Count Orlock, it was also one he first horror films ever produced. German expression was shown in great detailed in this film. There were. A few points that stood out to the most. Some were symbolic of…

THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI’ FILM ANALYSIS ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Calgari’, directed by Robert Weine, is a widely regarded quintessential work of German Expressionist Cinema. The 1920 German silent horror film utilises a fragmented set, with unnerving and twisted visual style, unusual sharp- pointed forms, tilted sets, hand painted shadows and light and odd lines to create a film that was it’s own art form, when previously film had been more like filming a play. The oblique structures and hand…

Robert Wiene's "The Cabinet of Dr Caligari" (1920) is a revolutionary German expressionist film that has since, heightened artistic ventures within the cinematic experience. At [42.54-45.00], the sequence of Cesare entering Jane's bedroom, attempting to kidnap her is a visual spectacle of cinematography in its incongruous composition which dives into the theme of human uncertainty. Thus, leaving the audience vulnerable to the depth of psychological terror which the film traverses. The…

German expressionism can be defined as “the attempt to express on inner reality by creating the essence rather than the appearance of reality through the use of non-realistic symbols and juxtaposition of ordinary non-selected realistic symbols” (Elwood 87). Kennedy uses this technique to reveal the inner self of her characters. She creates powerful images of human existence that fells his deep need for identity recognition and psyche healing. By using German expressionism technique, Kennedy…

German Expressionism was well known to be bold, dark, distorted and spooky. It was emerged in Germany before World War I but, it tremendously influenced music, theater, painting, sculpture and architecture. These German Expressionism films at first were non-realistic, geometrically absurd angles, as well as designs painted on walls and floors represent light, shadows and objects. Meanwhile, many of these films plots dealt with madness, insanity, betrayal and other intellectual topics were…

With reference to two films, analyse the relationship between Expressionist Art and Film. In what ways can German Expressionist cinema be considered a graphic art? Lyonel Feininger, Street Lantern (1918) Otto Dix, Streetcar (1920) Fashioning ‘artificial worlds of light and shadow’ expressionist film, during the early twentieth century, and its stark contrast to the prosaic Hollywood films of the period gave the audience a relatively new visual and sensory experience by ‘creat[ing] a…

INTRODUCTION The Expressionism movement is an impressive modern art movement that depicted subjective emotion rather than objective reality. This movement used distortion, exaggeration and different elements to express the artist’s feelings that made it different from any other movement (artmonement.co). It has a unique sense of artistic style that uses intense colors and agitated brushstrokes with high qualities that not only affected fine art but also theatre, literature and many more…

Expressionism describes the proclivity that tries to express emotions and feelings rather than show the reality or the nature of things. Expressionism, as a visual art, presents an emotional situation in its most compelling form. Guernica depicts this expressionism in the exaggerated and distorted images. The mural contains symbolic images in a violent collection of lines and monochromatic…