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German Expressionism. Film and Culture 1070. What is German Expressionism?. Definition History Films. http://weirdfictionreview.com/2012/05/weirdfictionreview-coms-101-weird-writers-7%E2%80%89-georg-heym/. Thesis:.
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German Expressionism Film and Culture 1070
What is German Expressionism? • Definition • History • Films • http://weirdfictionreview.com/2012/05/weirdfictionreview-coms-101-weird-writers-7%E2%80%89-georg-heym/
Thesis: Early German film changed the world by influencing the German National Party.
Films: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) Metropolis (1927)
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror 1922 Film Heavy symbolism Directed by: F.W Furnau Horror Genre
Wisborg, Germany Villagers carrying dead victims of the plague.
Metropolis 1927 Film Influence to Adolf Hitler Directed by: Fritz Lang Noir Genre Other notable work: M. “There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as a mediator.”
Fritz Lang Joseph Goebbels
Conclusion: Art is completely subjective, it can be viewed with it’s meaning being abused over and over again.