According to Siegfried Kracauer, the filmThe Cabinet of Doctor Caligariby Robert Wiene XXXXXXXXXXwas...

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According to Siegfried Kracauer, the filmThe Cabinet of Doctor Caligariby Robert Wiene XXXXXXXXXXwas revolutionary not only because of its expressionist form but also because of its political message. In your essay, briefly elaborate what this expressionist form consists of and how it reflects the movement as a whole. Then relate these general characteristics of Expressionism to the formal characteristics of Wiene's film and to the film's sociopolitical "message." This will require you not only to reflect upon the overall situation in Germany at the time, but also the comment upon Kracauer's view that the narrative frame added later to the film completely undermines its revolutionary impulse.

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	These thoughts are at the core of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), which examines how power might be a horrendous and severe force. The tragic bend finishing that uncovers the whole story is being recounted by a patient in a psychological medical clinic makes the book's assessment of the differences among craziness and mental soundness all the really obliterating. Notwithstanding, Caligari makes it exceptionally obvious from the start that the truth we are seeing is one of contortion rather than normalcy. Robert utilizes a couple of thematic story techniques to communicate symbolically with the watcher in The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (Waldock, Dominic) . A few words show a fantastic ghastliness story. In the film, Francis is remembering a second in time when he and his close pal Alan were competing for Jane's affections. The story is drawn out, yet Francis describes how he observes Cesar being dispatched by Caligari to kill Jane, yet he can't do so because of her excellence. He at last discovers that Dr. Caligari is liable for all murder cases. The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari incorporates a few thriller clichés. In the film, the lowlife doesn't die. One thriller cliché is Caligari, who has been killing individuals, seeing the conclusion of the picture. Francis, the narrator, is a detainee of Caligari and an individual from the organization. Francis has been telling his other prisoners a story in the less fantastical foundation that is found in the audience toward the finish of the film. At the climax of the story, Francis attacks Caligari in the cell yet saves his life. The film can be categorized as a dreamlike frightfulness since everything seems unusual (Ramljak Purgar, Mirela). In the scary film, Cesar is alluded to as a somnambulist and is described as sleepwalking. The Iris Out is a recurring cliché that seems various times in the film. None of the Francis occasions at any point occurred;

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