Nibelungen is an outstanding film, masterful in terms of filmmaking craft and world-building. It's the predecessor of today’s great fantasy spectacles.
I dare say that if someone were to show M to today's audience unfamiliar with its existence and claim it was a film made last year,...
Destiny deserves the title of a pinnacle achievement of expressionism. Horror and science fiction owe much to German "outdated products" like this one.
Shadow of the Vampire equates the act of filmmaking with monstrosity, comparing it to vampirism. Murnau becomes as ruthless a bloodsucker as Schreck.
Not without reason, some viewers of Nosferatu believed that the actor portraying the titular character was truly... a vampire.
Although Fritz Lang's Metropolis is not the most outstanding achievement of German expressionism, it's a film that has permanently etched itself into the history of cinema.
The impression left in my memory after watching The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari will remain there for a long time, as it marked the beginning of...
When it comes to German expressionist cinema, there's no doubt that it all began with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari by Robert Wiene.