Réalisation:
Robert WienePhotographie:
Willy HameisterMusique:
Alfredo AntoniniActeurs·trices:
Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér, Lil Dagover, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Rudolf LettingerRésumés(1)
Dans une fête foraine, vers 1830, le Docteur Caligari exhibe Cesare, un somnambule. Celui-ci prédit à un étudiant, Alan, qu'il vivra jusqu'à l'aube. Il est en effet assassiné dans son lit. Son ami Francis soupçonne Caligari. La jeune fille que convoitaient Alan et Francis est enlevée par Cesare. Poursuivi, le somnambule s'écroule après avoir abandonné son fardeau. Francis poursuit Caligari qui se réfugie dans un asile de fous, dont il s'avère être le directeur... (Films sans Frontières)
(plus)Critiques (10)
Madness simply oozes from the Cabinet. Dark distorted images (the sets seem to have fallen out of a brain afflicted with a persecution complex and a twisted perception of reality) in the most classic sense. The incidental music is extraordinarily suggestive. A jazzy bizarreness combined with various sounds and complemented by a symphony orchestra. Incredibly intense.
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Expressionism speaking not only with the proverbially exalted facial expressions and accentuation of the eyes, but above all with delirically twisted and uncertain scenery. Is the story of a mad doctor just a fool's dream? Is that reality? An extremely impressive work that, thanks to its unique visuality (and the resulting atmosphere), does not lose its qualities. Film as art. Art as a film.
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The forefather of all cinematic twists, visually one of the most original films ever, the cornerstone of cinematic horror and the best German movie of all time. Don't you think that this is easily worth five stars, despite the somewhat slow start, and even without the knowledge that it is one of the world's most important classics? P.S.: I watched the longer version that is listed here, but for comparison I also intend to get the one that lasts less than an hour.
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A fantastic film that only becomes fantastic at the end, when everything makes sense, including the wonderfully warped sets. The restored extended version is a treat, and it's certainly not the last time I'll see it – on the contrary, I think it's only when I see the film a second time that I'll see it in all its glory.
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This is one of the few officially respected films that has earned its position. If I had to name one film that is synonymous with all the perfection a film can evoke in a person, all the answers to the questions of why to continue to engage with and be inspired by film, it is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Of course, the perceptive viewer must then become Caligari himself.
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