German Expressionist Film

ドイツ表現主義映画 / 1919–1927 / Style / Cinematic Visual Styles

Turned inner states into landscape itself — warped sets, painted shadows, extreme contrast — bringing 'scenery of the mind' into cinema.

Warped sets / Painted-on shadows / Oblique compositions / Extreme chiaroscuro

German Expressionist Film — 『カリガリ博士』スチル 1920German Expressionist Film — 『カリガリ博士』ポスター 1920German Expressionist Film — 『カリガリ博士』スチル 1920
『カリガリ博士』スチル 1920 ／ 『カリガリ博士』ポスター 1920 ／ 『カリガリ博士』スチル 1920

Dictionary entry

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Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Don't reduce it to surface signs. Verify the context of era, region, technology and makers.
Further study
Robert Wiene, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / F. W. Murnau, Nosferatu / the émigré lineage into film noir

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Source: BFI — 100 years of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

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