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%
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