German Expressionism Investigation

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Nosferatu

Directed By: F. W. Murnav

Release Date: 1922

How it fits into the German Expressionism movement: Presenting Count Orlok as a disturbing, rat like figure, the overall atmosphere gives you a sense of dread.

What movies where Inspired by this film?: Dracula movies you see today

Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans

Directed By: William Fox

Release Date: 1927

How it fits into the German Expressionism movement: Expressionist elements, bizarre sets, weird shadows and strange characters also including some of the first slip screen effects and track shots.

What movies where Inspired by this film?: None that I could find.

The Bride of Frankenstein

Directed By: Boris Karloff

Release Date: 1935

How it fits into the German Expressionism movement: Low key lighting, dark shadows, background for a shadowy spooky atmosphere, cloaked by darkness.

What movies where Inspired by this film?: Any movies with frankenstein in it today.

Elements of the German Expressionist movement that you may see in films from this period: 

 - Anti-heroic main characters

 - Madness, paranoia, obsession

 - subjective point of view

 - urban setting

 - complex architectural compositions

 - off-kilter set designs

 - high contrast/chiaroscuro

 - rapid camera movements

 - moved away from mass market storytelling and focused on delving into more psychological issues/ stories

 - "The Birth of the Horror Film”

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