The Mad Doctor Meets the Somnambulist

什麼情況是第一個商業成功的藝術電影. 博士內閣. 卡利加里 (1920) 在1月發布 1920 成為德國和國際轟動. It marked the beginning of the German film revival during the 1920s

The German Expressionist Movement in German art strongly influenced this film. Expressionist painters drew buildings sloped at odd angles, oddly shaped furniture, 等.

這部電影的佈景設計體現了這一風格的組成. 房屋, 門和街道坡度都在奇怪的角度或者是不規則的形狀. 家具也是形狀奇特. 椅子座椅六英尺的空中, 瘦書櫃和椅子有不規則的邊後衛.

Robert Weine filmed in a standard continuity format making the story understandable to the average viewer. 這個故事本身就是一個恐怖和偵探故事從一個男人的角度告訴, 在一個故事一個故事.

名為博士一個神秘的陌生人. 卡利加里, played by Werner Krauss, comes to Hollstenwall to display a somnambulist Cesare, 康拉德列得Veidt描繪. A somnambulist sleeps for days on end. Calagari says Cesare has slept for 20 至 30 歲月. 巧合的是或不是, a series of murders occur once Caligari and Cesare arrive in Hollstenwall.

影片的主角是弗朗西斯 (弗里德里希費赫爾), 誰是愛上了簡 (律達戈弗爾). An unknown fiends murder Francis’ friend leading Francis to pursue Dr. 卡利加里, who Francis believes is responsible for the murder.

The continuous tension between Francis and Caligari drives the story, which is complicated by Cesare’s infatuation with Jane, 弗朗西斯’ love interest.

Weine filmed a twist ending I won’t spoil for you. Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer wrote the film and strongly opposed Weine’s changes. Weine did not believe audiences would accept the film without the twist ending.

您將要看到的特別珍藏版DVD這部電影, 該還原的膜到其原始的速度 18 英尺每秒. 美國電影被槍殺 24 英尺每秒. 當進行了正本的視頻分配, a copy of the film was recorded on a 24 每秒投影機腳. 記錄在不同的速度使電影看起來有點古怪，被送往. 這部電影其實有一個非常謹慎的步伐, when viewed at the proper projection speed.

The Expressionist scenery will distract you at first. When I first watched the film about ten years ago for a college class, my wife and kids thought I was watching some 1960s psychedelic drug film. Even after explaining Expressionism, 他們覺得很奇怪. 我的三個孩子都看完電影評論褒貶不一. 我會讓你決定在自己電影.

Update: I recently saw the restored version on Netflix. I recommend this copy also.

You can leave a comment or ask a question about this or any post on my Facebook頁面 和 Twitter的個人資料.

別起來