The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Name: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Director: —
Released: 1920

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psychological manipulation madness and sanity distrust of authority expressionism and distorted reality memory and unreliable narration

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Synopsis

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

This Film Influenced

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