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Completed in 1920, the film is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the silent era. Generally speaking, [Card] is the first horror movie in the history of cinema.
At the same time, the film is also a masterpiece of German expressionism. The so-called expressionist films refer to the German silent films of the 1920s influenced by modernist paintings and dramas. These films are known for their exaggerated and distorted sets, bizarre camera perspectives, gloomy lighting, and geometrically distorted compositions. The lost mental state of the German intellectuals at that time. The above characteristics are fully reflected in this film, the labyrinth-like town, the picture fragmented by geometric figures, and the characters modeled to the disturbing expressions and actions.
The director, Robert Venet, is now considered a master of expressionism, but his most famous film is considered by critics to be the work of three leading actors and three surrealist painters who served as art set designers. big.

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  • [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.