191: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari + Nosferatu

Hey there film buds, Though people often associate silent film with the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo, it encompassed as wide a range of genres and styles as film today. That includes the Horror genre. Horror, like much of the Silent Era, often relied on established ideas from literature and the stage. Since we recently dove deeper into film history with episodes covering horror and drama in the 30s and 40s and teenagers in movies of the 50s, we decided to present you with Silent Horror Film. Specifically chose films as a part of the German Expressionist movement, including FW Murnau’s Nosferatu from 1922 and Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari from 1920. The style became synonymous with the Horror genre and was later used in other films, like the Universal Studios monster films and more. You can read more about the Expressionist movement here. Joining us in our discussion this week is friend of the show Sky Tilley and first time guest Madelaine Davis. Madelaine is a published writer, editor, marketing expert, and semi-professional athlete. They’re both horror fans. We hope you enjoy this week’s show, and as always:Keep it spooky y’allPS If you missed last week’s episode, click hereFollow Madelaine and Sky:@MadelaineD_ on Twitter@madelained_ on Instagram@tilleys89 on Twitter@WeeklyPopUp on Twitter@tilleys2744 on InstagramEpisode GuideIntro - 00:56The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Review and German Film History - 08:23Nosferatu Review and Vampires in Movies - 34:57What We’re Watching, another IATSE strike update, and more - 1:03:12Total Runtime - 01:18:01