The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari1920

🏆 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Horror Vault's take

In the shadowy, angular world of Weimar Germany, a travelling doctor presents his star exhibit to a curious fairground crowd: Cesare, a pale somnambulist who has slept for years and can allegedly foretell the future. When mysterious deaths begin to plague the town, a young man named Francis becomes convinced that the enigmatic Dr. Caligari is at the centre of something deeply sinister. Told through a fractured, unreliable frame narrative, the film bends perception until the viewer can no longer trust what — or whom — to believe. A cornerstone of German Expressionist cinema, its jagged sets and stark shadows remain as disorienting today as they were over a century ago.

Content: Violence, Depictions Of Abduction, Themes Of Coercive Control And Institutionalisation