Directed by Robert Wiene, 1920, Germany -topsy turvy world, sets created with painting instead of lights to create shadow, etc. -xenaphobia: carnival from Italy coming into small German town, corrupting town -virtuous female character, typical of expressionist films - narrative is downplayed and mood is emphasized -very claustrophobic set all in studio with lots of paintings. no location shooting studio produced film - the film made so much money that it kept the entire industry afloat -critizes German governement (Nazi party) Caligari compared to Hitler. -story about the fantastic, horror with hidden secrets -over the top acting style. not natural style. For example in a scene that takes place in a forest, one of the characters acts like a tree -editing style also bazaar: lots of iris fade-ins, almost a way of looking into someone's mind

-German expressionist -directed Nosferatu (1922) -directed The Last Laugh = Kammerspielfilm (chamber drama). In clip we saw from class: camera shows what it is like to be drunk by going out of focus. In other clip the protagonist walks up to the camera and interacts with it. -used visual effects, camera angles, and experimented with camera men to show character's POV (unchained camera)