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− | ==Germany After World War I==
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− | *1919: World War I ends.
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− | *Country plunged into financial and social chaos.
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− | ==German Silent Film==
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− | #Historical/Mythological Films
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− | #Expressionist Films
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− | #Kammerspielfilm
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− | ==Historical/Mythological Films==
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− | Influenced by ''theatrical'' producer Max Reinhardt.
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− | #Huge architectural sets.
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− | #Careful period costuming.
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− | #Chiaroscuro lighting.
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− | #Large casts and movement on stage.
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− | ==Expressionist Films==
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− | Expressionist paintings influence films. [https://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T112/Expressionism/Index.htm See examples of Expressionist art.]
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− | #Style distorted to express the artist's inner torment.
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− | #Fascination with death, disease, illness, depression, melancholy, etc. . . .
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− | Expressionist Cinema Characteristics
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− | E.g., ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,'' Robert Wiene, 1919.
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− | *'''Subject matter/Content'''
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− | **'''Theme'''
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− | ***Horror, dark fantasy, the Gothic.
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− | ***Illness, death, insanity.
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− | *'''Visual Style'''
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− | **'''Mise-en-scene'''
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− | ***Set design, lighting, costume design (props), blocking (actor movement).
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− | ***#Sets express inner state of characters
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− | ***#Lighting stylized to express inner states
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− | ***#Performance Style/Blocking--jerky gestures express inner torment
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− | **'''Cinematography'''
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− | ***Such as focus, framing, camera movement, film stocks
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− | ***#Stationary camera
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− | ***#Long shots (few close-ups)
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− | ***#Minimal editing
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− | ==Kammerspielfilm==
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− | ''Kammer'' = chamber/room
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− | ''Spiel'' = play
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− | ''Kammerspiel'' = chamberplay
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− | Inspired by producer Max Reinhardt's work in the theater.
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− | #Intimate stories about everyday people.
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− | #Camera movement.
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− | #Lack of intertitles.
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