Weimar Germany films/German Expressionist films

[valerief]

Can anyone mention any must-sees and why? I have Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, but I wondered if anyone else could recommend some. Thanks.

[LunaSea]

1. The latest restoration of Metropolis is worth viewing

This version (2010 restoration) includes over 20 minutes of lost footage and provides an edit closer to it's original version.
The clarity of the imagery is stunning regardless of how many times you might have seen it.

http://www.kinolorber.com/metropolis/

Roger Eberts excellent review of this version-
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-metropolis-2010-restoration-1927

[valerief]

3. I haven't seen this version. Thanks!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

2. I would say Murnau's Nosferatu

for me is a must see film but I'm a big horror fan.

[valerief]

4. I'd forgotten I'd seen that, too. It scared the piss out of me!!! nt

[scarletwoman]

7. I'm not a horror fan at ALL, but I thought Nosferatu was fantastic.

It really blew my mind. So very beautifully creepy!

Have you seen the 2000 film, "Shadow of the Vampire"? It's about the making of "Nosferatu", and it's wonderfully beautiful and creepy in its own right.

[valerief]

8. Oh, yes, I did see that film! Had to check in IMDB.

I can't remember much about it, except that I liked it. I've seen so many movies, I can't keep them all straight in my mind.

[scarletwoman]

9. Oh, cool! I only saw it once, regrettably, but I just loved it!

Thinking about it now makes me want to see it again. It was quite delicious!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. Der Golem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golem:_How_He_Came_into_the_World

I have it on DVD.

[valerief]

6. Thanks. I'll try Netflix/Amazon Prime streaming first. nt

[Aristus]

10. Der Golem isn't expressionism.

It's fairly straight-forward film-making.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

11. There are certainly plenty of critics and academic who would disagree

Regardless, it's Weimar-era German cinema and worth watching.

[Aristus]

12. Okay, it's certainly debatable.

But when I saw the film, I didn't see even a hint of the more well-known aspects of expressionism, i.e. twisted, distorted sets that are intended to mirror the twisted consciousness or subconciousness of the protagonist or villain. Highly stylized poses and gestures. Chiaroscuro lighting techniques, etc.

It was vastly different, IMO, from The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari.