Article Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.01.011
Characteristics and Influences of German Expressionist Films in the Early Twentieth Century
Jiamu Yi
Art College of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China.
*Corresponding author: Jiamu Yi
Published: February 8,2023
Abstract
As an avant-garde film movement in the early 20th century, German Expressionist film had an undeniable influence in world film history. Expressionism, as an artistic genre that emerged in modern art, continued to develop through the popular art of film. This article starts from the birth of Expressionism and the advent of German Expressionist films, combined with the analysis of the most representative German Expressionist film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, to expound the basic characteristics in art design, performance and subject matter of German Expressionist films. After the German expressionist films withdrew from the historical stage, with the development of Hollywood genre films, some of the basic characteristics of German expressionist films had a profound impact on horror films and noir films in the period of classic Hollywood films. With the development of neo-noir films and sci-fi noir films in recent years, German Expressionist films are influencing modern films in a unique way.
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How to cite this paper
Characteristics and Influences of German Expressionist Films in the Early Twentieth Century
How to cite this paper: Jiamu Yi. (2023) Characteristics and Influences of German Expressionist Films in the Early Twentieth Century. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 7(1), 98-101.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.01.011