About definitions of expressionism: the fantastic genre films of Weimar Republic

The paper proposes a brief analysis of the movies “Die Puppe” (1919), “Orlacs Haende” (1924), “Das Waxfigurenncabinett” (1924) and, especially, “Schatten” (1923), held in Weimar Republic, putting in question the main definitions of the so-called German expressionist cinema. It suggests the possibili...

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Main Author: Laura Loguercio Canepa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2010-07-01
Series:Galáxia
Online Access:https://revistas.pucsp.br/galaxia/article/view/2608