Film screening From Caligari to Hitler (Von Caligari zu Hitler)

Rüdiger Suchsland / Germany 2015 / 1h58min / German with English subtitles

The Weimar Republic (1918 to 1933), was the freest state on German soil: a wild era characterised by disruption, crisis, and cultural brilliance. It was also arguably the most important period of German cinema, a time full of wonders and invention. The aesthetic foundations were laid for the “seventh art”; Weimar’s directors like Murnau, Lang, Lubitsch, Pabst, Wilder, Sternberg and Ruttmann are still legendary today, their stars Marlene Dietrich, Louise Brooks, Emil Jannings and Conrad Veidt are unforgotten, and films like Nosferatu; The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari; Metropolis; M; People on Sunday; Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, and The Blue Angel demonstrate their unique aura. This essential documentary gives an insight into these great films, and this turbulent time.
 

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