The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Parker 2022-04-20 09:01:47

Unexpectedly, I like

expressionist paintings, which are filled with

exaggerated distortions, strong, thick, and irregular contrasts

. It is especially worth mentioning that the soundtrack

is irregular, and the notes produced by various instruments are performed with mournful sensitivity

to create a gloomy and tense mood. The ambience

and the twisting irregularities are perfectly matched, and the

horror culminates in the final scene:

Dr. Caligari sinisterly says: He thinks I am that mystic Caligari - and now i also know how to cure him

creepy...: now i know how to cure you....

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari quotes

  • [last lines]

    Dr. Caligari: Now I also know how to cure him.

  • Dr. Caligari: Step rrrrright up! Presenting for the first time: Cesare the somnambulist! The miraculous Cesare. Twenty-three years old, he has slept for twenty-three years continuously, day and night! Right before your eyes, Cesare will awaken from his death-like trance.