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Discuss the particular stylistic and thematic strategies of early expressionist cinema and explore the ways in which expressionism has influenced more recent directors.
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European Cinema Michelle Madden Discuss the particular stylistic and thematic strategies of early expressionist cinema and explore the ways in which expressionism has influenced more recent directors. Consider two or more films in essay. For this essay intend to discuss the stylistic and thematic strategies that were used in early expressionist cinema. To demonstrate this I will be looking at the following three German expressionist films. 'Das cabinet Des Dr. Caligari', more popularly known as 'The cabinet of Dr Caligari' (Robert Wiene 1920) and 'Nosferatu, Eire symphonie Des grauens', or 'Nosferatu, a symphony of horror' (Friedrich Murnau 1922) also, the later film, 'metropolis' (Fritz Lang 1927). In addition to this I will examine how expressionism has influenced more recent European directors. Early German expressionist cinema is defined by the use of reflective light scenes and often obviously dominant use of shadows. The mise en scene featured distorted buildings and interiors, non-vertical walls and...
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