8. Germany - “Nosferatu” in “The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari”

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Why are these films special? Not only did they pioneer a particular style of filmmaking, german expressionism which Furness describes as a style of art that focuses more on vital emotions, dynamic powers of the description...a creation from within, an intense subjectivity which had no reluctance in destroying the conventional picture of reality in order that the expression is more powerful. This week we look into german expressionism.

Title: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Year: 1920

Director: Robert Wiene

Cinematographer: Willy Hameister
Producer: Erich Pommer and Rudolf Meinert

Screenplay/Writer: Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer

Music: Giuseppe Becce

Cast: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér, Lil Dagover, Hans Heinz v. Twardowski, Rudolf Lettinger

Runtime: 1hr 14m

Genre: Silent horror

Rating: IMDB 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes 99%

Awards/Accolades: First great work or German expressionism, first true horror film

Title: Nosferatu

Year: 1922

Director: F. W. Murnau

Cinematographer: Fritz Arno Wagner; Günther Krampf (uncredited)

Producer: Enrico Dieckmann, Albin Grau, Prana Film

Screenplay: Henrik Galeen

Music: Hans Erdmann

Cast: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Alexander Granach, Ruth Landshoff, Wolfgang Heinz

Runtime: 1hr 20m

Genre: Silent horror

Rating: IMDB 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 97%