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The Caligari's Cabinet. the Magic of Black And Welcome to the Caligari’s cabinet. characters towards ultimate solution of their peripeteia. The main roles played by an elite of German actors as: Werner Krauss (Dr. Caligari), The magic of black and white movies bounced Conrad Veidt (Cesare), Friedrich Fehér back when The Artists was taking the scenes. (Francis), Lil Dagover (Jane) and Hans This unique genre of cinematography has its Twardowski ( Francis’ friend – Alan). place in one of the Krakow’s cinemas. The initiative of presenting the movies from the early 20th century has found fertile cultural ground among Krakow’s publicity. The most magical performances are proposed by the Agrafka’s cinema with its cycle of ‘Antiquarian-movies shop’. The mixture of catchy, mood-building, live-performed music accompanies the black-and- white scenes from 20s and 30s. Having in regard the need of deeper promotion, let’s look on one of performed magnifiques. The movie worth of recommendation is the pearl of 1920s – the Cabinet of Doctors Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari), directed by Robert Wiene. This silent movie steels audience’s hearts by its extraordinary scenery frame. Movie is retrospectively plotted to present the story of Dr. Caligari heeling the somnambulist. This one of the greatest, very subjective images leaves the audience with a need of self interpretation of the facts. The dynamic of the movie is magnified by live played music which in turn creates unique atmosphere. Doctor Caligari’s maybe be perceived as a story of a mad men, detective thriller getting your attention, and murderer story. The most influential is the verbum ultimum is not clearly stated, what kindles our imagination. Above catching story of sequential murdering amid by psychiatric atmosphere of the Dr., the movie shows outstanding effort put in every detail. The scenery was carefully prepared and Amazingly, not only the movie as such turned to constructed; every shot presents a way of main be, as some said, twisted. The story, written by Hans Janovitz and Cral Mayer soon after First World War, was initially turned up to be directed by Fritz Lang, in early 20s. But, this Viennese director had dropped in soon, and needless to say interferences led Wiene to create this expressionist masterpiece. Story writers were stigmatized by happenings of the early 20th century, what might be sensed in a way the screenplay was written. Mayer’s many memories were plot into the scenes, as the murders in Hamburg 1913, or at least name ‘Caligari’ which A screenshot from the movie. Characteristic scenery: the shadows is said to be rooted from the surname of one of which make specific atmosphere. the book’s character which Mayer had read. The Dr. Caligari was the movie of entrance to This very expressionistic movie was a horror film the cinematographic art all its followers in a made for the German public quite early after monster-horror way. The most recognizable stars WWI which, back then, was seen as the worst of the horror class were derived or based on the war experience. Meyer, as well as Janovitz were Caligari model. The climate-gimmick presented deep pacifists, and wanted to aware German in the Dr. proved to be followed even in the public of horrors through exhibition of anti- contemporary high class movies, as The Six’s bourgeois art. Sense, The Shutter Island and many others. Caligari was left to many interpretations, from The movie has kindled many other art-pieces, the notion of closed totalitarian systems seen in and begun the wave of Expressionist-style rooted the Dr.’s grasping the somnambulist in a clutch, in Germany. Doctor Caligari became first in to the psychiatric analysis of human-behavior. category Film Noir, and one of the first horror One is sure, whatever the conclusion it would left movies. It set a frame and had been a model of you, there is always a space for polemic. horror movies for the decades. Where to see? The movie is free to watch at all Another interesting fact around the making of major movie e-platforms, and YouTube. The that influential piece is the music. The initial Agrafka’s cycle of movies accompanied by the composer Jean Cocteau was appointed directly live played music are non-repetitive, and played by Robert Wiene in 1930s. But, the music never once, or twice a month. Highly recommended is had seen the daily light. There were many to reserve a place before the show as the attempts, later on remakes of that movie which attendance is high. You can do it via Internet are providing certain musical idea; nonetheless web side of Agrafka where the telephone number initially the movie was seen without any sound. is written, or by stepping by the cinema (is in the That lack of genuine musical background city centre, on Krowoderska Street). The prices fostered the fruitful musical creation up until of the tickets are very affordable; what’s more all now. students have a discount. .
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