German expressionist cinema
German expressionist cinema was a part of several related creative movements in Germany in the early 20th century that reached a peak in Berlin during the 1920s. These developments were part of a larger Expressionist movement in north and central European culture in fields such as architecture, dance, painting, sculpture and cinema.
Conrad Veidt in Robert Wiene's 1920 silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | |
| Years active | 1910s–1930s |
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| Location | Germany |
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| Influences | WWI's traumatic aftermath and the slowly dread-inducing Weimar Republic |
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