Wednesday, September 2, 2009

German Expressionism


Read the section in Chapter 4 about films from 1920s Germany. Go to this link
Read the information there about German Expressionism.

What is German Expressionism? What are some of the famous films?

7 comments:

Diriye said...
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Bre..* said...

German Expressionism is the way most german movies were made. It shows really contrasty colors to exaggerate a point or also the way the sets are done.

Some famous films are The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, Metropolis, Nosferatu and Pandora's Box to name a few

Mike Martinez said...

German expressionism is the way that the German people directed and interpreted how film should be caught. German expressionism shows a lot of opposites. Good and evil, black and white, mysterious and calm. In many German movie there is this mad scientist. This shows a lot about the Germans in a way because the Germans did evolve the art of medicine and science to another level at one point. The films that are really famous to show the results of German expressionism are Metropolis and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

gtown#52 said...

German expressionism is the way germans captured what should be put in film to make themselves feel superior. German expressionism shows many different sides that are needed to make a silent movie. Some notable famous films are The testament of Dr. Mabuse, Metropolis, Nosferatu, and The cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Amber said...

German expressionism is the style that germans felt should be expressed when using film. They used black and white to express color contrast to catch your eye. In German expressionism, you see various things from one extreme to the other. From the sets, to the contrasting colors, to the opposite characters. Some famous films during this time, are The cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Metropolis and Pandora's box.

Chris said...

German expressionism was a way for the artists to show the dark and violent world they lived in. Some of the famous films of those times where The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Metropolis.

Brandon A. said...

German Expressionism is the use of dramatic effects by the characters in which the characters and backgrounds are dramatically exaggerated. A film technique they used is chiarascuro- the displaying of black and white to show the expression of a character. Some films with German Expressionism is "The cabinet of Dr. caligari", and "Metropolis".