OCTOBER 17: German Roots of Noir - 7.00pm

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Robert Wiene (1919) 54 mins PG

Caligari (Werner Krauss), a fairground charlatan, exhibits a somnambulist (Conrad Veidt) who commits murder at the doctor's bidding. With its unprecedented sets, costumes & makeup, Robert Wiene's revolutionary work, scripted by Carl Mayer, liberated audiences & filmmakers from the suffocating naturalistic conventions that dominated novels & theatre of the time, initiating German Expressionism & profoundly influencing horror films for several generations. Also featuring Lil Dagover & Rudolf Klein-Rogge.

With a newly commissioned score by The Ang Fang Quartet. Followed at 8.15pm by Spione.

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