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Film Movement
1919–1933
German Expressionism
European Cinema
Distorted architecture, geometric shadows, worlds warped by psychological states. Caligari, Nosferatu, and Lang's Metropolis invented the visual language of dread that horror and science fiction still draw from today.
German expressionist cinema was a part of several related creative movements in Germany in the early 20th century that reached a peak in Berlin during the 1920s. These developments were part of a larger Expressionist movement in Northwestern European culture in fields such as architecture, dance, painting, sculpture and cinema.
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Key Directors
b. 22 August, 1902, Berlin, Germany d. 8 September, 2003, Bavaria, Germany
Like the elaborate camera manoeuvres that enrich his multinational filmography, the career of Max Ophuls has been one of dynamic fluctuation. Since his first feature in 1932, through his last in 1955, Ophuls has had moments of tremendous productivity, only to have that followed b
Defining Films
Underwater Impressions
Sprich zur mir wie der Regen (Talk To Me Like the Rain)
Sprich zur mir wie der Regen (Talk To Me Like the Rain)
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The Fight for Rome
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Pyramid of the Sun God
Escape from East Berlin
Mein Schulfreund
Dorothea Angermann
The Rough and the Smooth
Imitation of Life
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Related Movements in European Cinema