This week Alex and Jonathan go way back and take a look at German Expressionism with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Nosferatu (1922), and Metropolis (1927). We talk about the theatricality of early film, conventions of German Expressionism, and why the influence of German Expressionism will never fade.
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Skip to: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (5:14), Nosferatu (26:44), Metropolis (36:51), Overall (49:14), Coming Attractions (1:16:08)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on YouTube
- Nosferatu on YouTube
- Metropolis on YouTube
- Crash Course on the History of German Expressionism
- Selective Framing in Vertigo
- Nosferatu Reference in Spongebob Squarepants
- Conversation between Jean Luc Godard and Fritz Lang
- The History of Frame Rates
- The Film Foundation
- The Nosferatu Version Guide
- Further Watching
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
Next stop, Russia!
We have more basic film technique origins to cover, so next week we head to Russia to explore montage and the Kuleshov Effect:
- Battleship Potemkin (1925) –– on Archive.org
- Po Zakonu (1926) –– on YouTube
- Stalker (1979) –– on YouTube
Intro/Outro Music:
Ash by Mike Braudrick
The Filmlings 