Film192077 min

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Name: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1920
Duration: 77 min
Cast: Werner Krauß, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér, Lil Dagover, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Taste attributes: crimedramahorrorthrillermysterymonster/alien/supernaturalunsavouryheavyimaginaryenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"You must become Caligari!"

Boxlist takeA fantastical, dark horror film: serious and intimate. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.9/10

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Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

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