GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM PART I And Kammerspiel Margaret Peña

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM The German Expressionist film finds its origins in the Expressionist Movement of art, sculpture, and literature.

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM German Expressionism was short lived, roughly lasting as long as the Weimar Republic,

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM German Expressionist film resulted from German isolation as a consequence of WWI, and the government ban of foreign films in 1916.

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM “The leaning towards violent contrast…and the inborn German liking for chiaroscuro and shadow, obviously found an ideal outlet in the cinema…

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM “These works blithely married a morbid Freudianism and an Expressionistic exaltation to the romantic fantasies…and to the tortured soul of contemporary Germany seemed,

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM “with their overtones of death, horror and nightmare, the reflection of its own grimacing image, offering a kind of release.” Lotte H. Eisner

 Arthur Robinson  Carl Th. Dreyer  F. W. Murnau  G. W. Pabst  Paul Leni  Carl Boese  Ewald André Dupont  Fritz Lang  Joe May  Robert Wiene EXPRESSIONIST DIRECTORS

FAMOUS EXPRESSIONIST FILMS  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari  Nosferatu  The Golem  Faust  Berlin: Symphony of a Great City  Metropolis  M

 Created a theatrical look to its films  Used dramatic, painted scenery  Exaggerated make-up, as used in theatre  An inexpensive way of making films, but created very iconic results. Expressionist Cinema

 The design of German Expressionist sets mirrored the changes in German art of the time  The mise-en-scéne was therefore created using geometric shapes, painted on objects and high contrast between black and white  Creates the effect of exaggerated shadow and light Expressionist Cinema

 Used symbolism and icons to create meaning  Often focused on gothic themes such as the supernatural, insanity and betrayal  This was a refreshing change to the usual linear story telling of action movies and romance movies. Expressionist Cinema

EXPRESSIONISTIC DEVICES to express subjective emotions  Distortion through special effects:  Superimposition, slow-motion and stop-action photography and cheat shots  Shadows and dramatic lighting

EXPRESSIONISTIC DEVICES  Unusual camera angles  Abrupt transitions from one shot to another  Stylized sets  Exaggerated acting styles