The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - Part 1 of 6

Title: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Starring: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér, Lil Dagover, and Hans Twardowski
Genre(s): Silent, Horror

Summary: One of the most influential examples of German expression, this film recounts, through a young man named Francis, a story of a series of murders taking place in a small North German town. The narrator, Francis, and his best friend, Alan, visit a carnival, where they meet Dr. Caligari and his omnambulist, Cesare, who is advertised as being able to predict the future. Alan asks how long he has to live, and Cesare responds that he will live until dawn. The prophecy comes to pass, and so Francis and his girlfriend, Jane, investigate...

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• german expressionism
• the
• cabinet
• of
• dr.
• caligari

[KyoSohma7]

@Kagama Was it?

[Kagama]

@conewells Doubt that would have helped..he was just too messed up in the head. I mean one of his favorite films was Disneys Snowwhite for heavens sake.

[conewells]

If only Hitler had taken the time to watch these movies.....He might never had such evil thoughts, and appreciated cinema.

[philodendron6]

Thanks!

[duffman1442]

It also has to do with the speed at which it's projected back. For argument's sake, let's say the handcranked camera records 18 still images every second. (no standardization back in the day) Modern projectors or digitized recordings would show it at 24 frames per second, not the 18 per sec it needs.

How does 18 fit in 24? You speed it up. You watch it faster than it was supposed to be shown. The extra 6 frames comes from what was supposed to be the next second of footage (the next 18 frames).

[IntoAMystery]

@linkyramone1

I might be wrong here, but I think cameras were still operated by hand cranks in those days, which is why the film looks so choppy and fast-forward.

[linkyramone1]

is it just me or do all the people in these old-timey movies always seem to be moving like they're in fast-forward?

[ClassicHorrorDB]

@raikiriboss What do you mean?

[FetaCheese222]

@raikiriboss With a camera.

[Meadowgirl1901]

Got told about this film in an art lecture, it's my first silent film, kinda good in a (very) old fashioned way! XD