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Weimar Films

Weimar Cinema

Weimar Cinema

Videorecording and slides from Jason Lieblang’s lecture on Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Murnau’s Nosferatu, and Lang’s Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler.

Posted in Jason Lieblang, lecture, powerpoint, Seeing and Knowing, video | Tagged with Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Caligari, Dr. Mabuse, Film, German Films, Grune, Lang, Murnau, Nosferatu, Weimar Cinema, Weimar Films, Wiene

An Examination of the Sets in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The sets of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari are visually appealing and complex to compensate for the lack of sound in the film. The lighting was staged in a manner to highlight the actors in the frame, as a theater … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb1-2015 | Tagged with Caligari, Film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Weimar Cinema, Weimar Films, Wiene

Architecture in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The style of architecture featured in the sets of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is emblematic of German expressionism. As a movement aimed at externalizing internal thoughts and emotions, it is not surprising that the mise-en-scène — and sets by … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb1-2015 | Tagged with Caligari, Film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Weimar Cinema, Weimar Films, Wiene

Countess Told in Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

In Arts One this past week we were talking about Weimar cinema: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Nosferatu (1922) Dr Mabuse, der Spieler (1922) part 1 part 2 We had great discussions on all of them, but one thing we didn’t get to, and that still puzzles me, is Countess Told’s character in Dr. […]

Posted in blogs, lb4-2015 | Tagged with Dr. Mabuse, Film, Lang, Weimar Cinema, Weimar Films

Nonchalance and Decadence in the Weimar Republic?

Hello, fellow Arts One students! For my inaugural post / presentation of the year, I would like to focus on the motif of “showmanship” or performance in some of the films we’ve discussed this week. In particular, I think “Caligari” and “Dr. Mabuse, Part I” display this idea more strongly, but given enough thought, I […]

Posted in blogs, lb4-2015 | Tagged with Dr. Mabuse, Fritz Lang, German Films, Robert Wiene, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Weimar Films

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