German Expressionism

Waxworks

1924
Leo Brinsky and Paul Leni
Off-kilter set designs, Madness, Paranoia, Anti-heroic main character

Started the process of dilution as an intellectual framework in cinema

Genuine: A Tale Of A Vampire

1920
Robert Wiene
Off-kilter set designs, weird angles, anti-heroic main character, madness

Was an attempt to make a genre out of the film Caligari but failed

The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari

1919
Robert Wiene
Off-kilter set design, high contrast, madness, anti-heroic main character

Pioneered the twist ending and also was a huge inspiration for Tim Burton

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