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The First Horror Movie
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This transcript discusses the classic silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and its impact on the horror genre because of its use of small spaces and odd angles to create feelings of claustrophobia and insanity.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a silent movie made in 1920, is considered the first horror movie due to its use of distorted angles and spaces to create a sense of fear and claustrophobia.
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Horror
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a silent movie made in 1920, is considered the first horror movie due to its use of distorted angles and spaces to create a sense of fear and claustrophobia. Even today, it remains impactful and disconcerting to watch.
ChapterThe First Horror Movie
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The German Expressionist movement emerged from the cultural isolation that followed World War I and explored themes of madness, betrayal and intellectual concepts through bold and creative works such as the famous film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
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German Expressionism
Summary
The German Expressionist movement emerged from the cultural isolation that followed World War I and explored themes of madness, betrayal and intellectual concepts through bold and creative works such as the famous film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.