German Expressionism
Defeat after WW1, new government wanted to revitalise film industry
funded the UFA and was considered the golden age of german cinema 1919-1931
Films were stylised sets were geometric, costumes and makeup were unnatural, cinematography emphasises techniques in light.
Modernist approach in abstract set design.
German Expressionist Cinema
The Cabinet of Dr Calgari 1920 - first horror film
Nosferatu 1922 - first vampire film
Metropolis - influential to later films such as Starwars and Bladerunner
The Golem - 1920
Last Laugh - 1924
Faust - 1926
M 1931
Influence from German expressionism from Makeup, set design, cinematography,
Metropolis set design found in Batman returns 1992
Influence from Metropolis in Starwars robot C3po
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