German Expressionism
1920–1927Extreme shadows, angular sets, psychological terror. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, Metropolis.
Orthochromatic film stock. Painted shadows on sets. Extreme lighting angles. No color — pure tonal drama.
1 artist6 colors
German Expressionist Cinema
German
Films by Wiene, Murnau, Lang — distorted reality through shadow and angle.
Orthochromatic stock rendered blue as white and red as black, producing extreme tonal contrasts.