Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

Name: Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
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ISBN: 9780851706450

ISBN-10: 0851706452

ISBN-13: 9780851706450

Edition: 1997

Authors: David Robinson

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Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, with its jagged, stylized sets, evocative shadows, and themes of murder, madness, and delirium, remains the source and essence of German Expressionist Cinema. Fusing carnival spectacle with the paranoia of the psychological thriller, it centers on the haunting, sexually ambivalent presence of Conrad Veidt, as a somnambulist exploited as an instrument of murder by the sinister Dr. Caligari. David Robinson challenges long-accepted versions of the history of reception ofDas Cabinet des Dr. Caligari,redefining its relationship to the larger phenomenon of Expressionist art. His reassessment of the relative contributions of director and writer becomes a fascinating…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: BFI Publishing
Publication date: 12/27/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 79
Size: 5.75" wide x 7.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English




The Making of 'Caligari' - 'The Story of a Famous Story' Revised



'Caligari', the Film



'Caligari' in its Time



The 'Caligari' Legacy



The Two 'Caligaris' - A Comparison of the Scenario and the Completed Film


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