Movie

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920 · 76 min

A feverish, twisted dream of painted shadows and crooked streets that unsettles and confuses you long after it ends.

Tagline: You must become Caligari!
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Madness, power, identity, obsession
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
power
identity
obsession
deception
Places: small town
hospital
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none