The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

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 sequence begins with an establishing long shot of Jane's bedroom preceding a jump cut to the somnambulist Cesare creeping alongside a wall towards the light in the periphery of the frame. The non-diegetic soundtrack coupled with Cesare's entry evokes a sense…

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…

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, 1920) was produced during the German Weimar Republic after World War I and was one of the greatest early German Expressionist films. It was a German silent horror film, directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. The producers had originally chosen Fritz Lang to be the director, but he had other obligations, and so Dr. Robert Wiene was tapped to direct the film. The story concerns a psychotic killer, Dr.…

One of the original movies of this genre to start this trend was “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” directed by Robert Wiene. The film is a mystery horror film about a man named Dr. Caligari who comes to town along with his partner Cesare; it is full of unexpected plot twists like the main character Francis’ friend Alan being murdered and Cesare being a patient in a mental hospital at the end (Doll, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”). The inclusion of such abrupt twists in the story creates an…

As I prepare to watch “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” and get comfortable, I noticed no sound when I pressed play. At first I thought that it could have been my laptop that was in mute or a malfunction on YouTube. Surprisingly I noticed that it was a silent film. I had never watched any of these movies so I automatically thought it was going to be boring and I would fall asleep during the movie. The first few minutes I was not paying too much attention because lack of interest. Silent horror…

oppression is reflected in the 1920 horror film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The movie depicts a schizophrenic’s hallucination of the serial killing by Dr. Caligari through the hands of a somnambulist, Cesare. As contemporary film critic and citizen of the Weimar Republic, Siegfried Kracauer felt the film reflected the war government, sending…

understanding about a famous German Expressionist Film, the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is an innovative German silent film, produced by Robert Wiene in 1920. This film is the oldest, most influential, and highly valued works among a series of German expressionist movies. A story of this film is about serial murder in a fictitious village in the mountains in Germany. There are two men, a doctor, Caligari who has mental disorder, and his faithful servant, Cesare, who is…

Expressionism was a modernist movement that originated in Germany during the early twentieth century. The expressionist movement was highly recognized in art, architecture, literature, and films that aimed to reflected specific concerns dominating public life in Germany. This paper discusses the qualities that define three classical German Expressionist films, including Friedrich Wilhem Murnau’s film Nosferatu- A Symphony of Terror, Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis, and Robert Wiene’s film The…

responsibility of a successful view of a three shot film. Shot with 3 people in the composition of the frame "The Vagabond" a story I would consider to be of comedy and blind love. "Metropolis" a slightly horrid film and a crucial tale that sets forward the truth about humans society and the moral code. Then the cabinet of Dr. Caligari a dreadful tale seen through the eyes of…

non-chronological storylines, and hard-boiled main characters (Barsam 94-96). But, what gave rise to the Genre? Many will argue that is was German expressionism that inspired Film Noir. “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” (Wiene, 1919), is a silent film that followed a mentally ill man’s perspective through troublesome times. “Sunset Boulevard” (Wilder, 1950) follows a struggling screenwriter that is put into a unique position when he stumbles upon the house of an old Hollywood star. When comparing…