The Influence Of Expressionism In Film

Expressionism was an artistic movement that originated in Germany at the start of 20th century. The expressionist was originally used in the medium of painting, poetry and architecture as well as by the ideas from German romanticism of the 19th century; gothic literature, myth and folklore; which spread to other medium such as film. German expressionist became popular in the 1920's during the Weimar years. Expressionist films were heavily influenced by modern art (paintings), Expressionist movie used exaggeration and distortion to create images that expressed a emotional and psychological despair and chaos through mise-en-scene. Although Germany had made a magnificent movies in 1914, the industry's output was rather small. The state were playing movies from countries like France, America, Italy, and Denmark. After the war broke out America and France banned German films. The German government began to support the film industry to combat imported competition, as well as to create its own propaganda films. The war was unpopular with many in Germany, and resistant likelihood grew after the triumph of the Russian revolution in 1917. To promote pro war movies, the government, the deutsche bank, and
Through the scene the light were shined in low-key lighting together with the use of sharp tone lighting, which dramatises the contrast light and shadow. All the way through the movie the protagonist have enhanced shadows on their face which connotes their dark side. The director deliberately created the story through Frank who's mad so all the characters have odd behavior. This movie was made after the first world war ended so the movie depicts the phases German people went through, such as depression and paranoia. Caligari uses hypnotic powers to make other do his bid – a technique foreshadowing in content that manipulation of the soul which Hitler was first to practice on a bigger