Cesare was played by Conrad Veidt, who went on to play Major Strasser in Casablanca. He was also Gwynplaine in The Man Who Laughs, a character that inspired the Joker. Quite a career!
The film that was considered a horror film is "The Haunted Castle" by george melies in 1896. Also check out the haunted house in 1908, I think they are both on UA-cam if you are Interested.
Haunted Castle was played for laughs, so I have trouble calling it horror. Caligari is the first great horror feature film and one of my all time favorites.
@@fredtheilig2710 "First great horror feature film" is the perfect name for Caligari! While L'Inferno from 1911 is a little less linear in plot, at least for that time, I would say it still counts as a horror film, making it the first horror feature. Student of Prague from 1913 I would say counts! Fear from 1917 has elements of horror but I don't think I'd take the leap to count it. Anyway, I guess all this is to say I agree, and check out these earlier films if you haven't!
Saw this many years ago, I was in high school, when PBS aired a series of silent films as part of a special project. It provided my introduction to film study, so it remains special to me. In addition, it's really creepy and cool.
Robert Wiene's 1917 film Fear, also with Conrad Veidt, may not totally fall under the category of horror, but there are many psychological elements at play that I think one could argue for it being at least the first psychological thriller. Unfortunately it does not survive in pristine condition, but it is available on youtube nonetheless. Worth watching, it's only an hour long!
Lol dude, It's pronounced Gee-yer-mo, not Gilla-maro. Anyway, fantastic video! I love that film, and you're so right, it was most certainly the first masterpiece.
My family and I live horror but Caligari himself always scared the hell out of us. Not Caesar just Caligari. Dreams are his true power if one looks deeply enough. Bellatrix
I would argue contrarily that Griffith's _Intolerance_ had already proven cinema as a serious art for many critics. Read Theodore Huff's words on the film, for example.
Love this video!!! Just for future reference though, his name is pronounced "gee-yermo del toro" not "gilamarro". And im not trying to be a dick or nit pick anything! Great video, once again. :)
If there's one thing that the films of the Weimar capture, it's the absolute helplessness of the German people. The Treaty of Versailles devastated Germany, leading to massive inflation. At the beginning of 1922, the exchange rate was 360 marks per 1 USD. By the end of the year the ratio was 7400:1. Germany couldn't meet its reparation payments, and instead printed more paper money. By the end of 1923, $1 was equal to 4 trillion German marks. Faced with starvation, the German populace would eventually turn to a man who demanded revenge for the treatment of their country, and gave them a scapegoat.
> I did study 'O' level (as it was then) British & European History many moons ago. So much was covered, I still have my handwritten exercise books & can recall bits & pieces. Your economic statement relating to the exchange mark to the dollar from 1918 - 1923 is quite staggering, but at the same time very interesting. > Fact from my school days: A relatively new class was computer studies, it was a small village comprehensive school with only 500 pupils in 1981-1984, my previous school was 1,500 largest in the county. Sorry back to computer studies, all we had back then was a BBC micro-processor, & ZX81 smaller than a PlayStation today. How times & technology have changed?
Good analysis, but It is not Siegrfried Kraucer (cross-er) as you pronounced it, but Kracauer (kra-kauer) and also, it is not Guille-maro, as you said it, but Guillermo (gee-yer-mo) del Toro.
thank you for this video, great analysis. i'm in love with this film X) but it's time for me to be a bore. 0:38 director's surname is Wiene (pronounsed as VEE-ne) and Werner (VER-ner) is the name of guy who starred as dr.Caligary. somnambulist's name pronounced as che-ZAH-re
"the film was a massive influence of movies at the time, like M (a movie from 11 years later can hardly be concidered a movie from that time) nosferatu, sure... the golem? which one? the one from 5 years earlier, or the one from October that year?
Dude.. are you a racoon? How dare you say Gilimaro. Its pronounced GEEAIRLMO (you can drop the L if its too hard; the rest is non negotiable). If you utter his name like a redneck again, may that scary monster in Pans haunt your dreams for two weeks. Great video, really love your shit bro.
"And so I have missed 'Dr. Caligari' again! And by so tantalisingly narrow a margin! Curses & damnation! I presume it will be shewn in Providence the very day after my death." Lovecraft. Letter to Wandrei. 1935.
Hi, some of the clips are taken from the clips are taken from the Kino Restoration that was released in 2014. They did such an amazing job cleaning up the footage you can hardly tell the film is almost 100 years old! If you are looking to pick up a copy this is the version I would recommend.
Cesare was played by Conrad Veidt, who went on to play Major Strasser in Casablanca. He was also Gwynplaine in The Man Who Laughs, a character that inspired the Joker. Quite a career!
Conrad Veidt was not only a brilliant actor of his era, but also a wonderful person. Unfortunately, there are very few like him.
The quality of insight here is amazing. A legit century ago, we saw the first psychological horror film. Interesting.
Thanks! Now I see the Beef coffin reveal in Phantom of the Paradise was a direct lift from Calagari. Well, De Palma does love his little homages...
One of the first horror films, if not the first.
The film that was considered a horror film is "The Haunted Castle" by george melies in 1896. Also check out the haunted house in 1908, I think they are both on UA-cam if you are Interested.
Haunted Castle was played for laughs, so I have trouble calling it horror. Caligari is the first great horror feature film and one of my all time favorites.
@@fredtheilig2710 "First great horror feature film" is the perfect name for Caligari! While L'Inferno from 1911 is a little less linear in plot, at least for that time, I would say it still counts as a horror film, making it the first horror feature. Student of Prague from 1913 I would say counts! Fear from 1917 has elements of horror but I don't think I'd take the leap to count it.
Anyway, I guess all this is to say I agree, and check out these earlier films if you haven't!
did you.... just say... "gillamaro del turro"???
I KNOw
I CHOKEd
Saw this many years ago, I was in high school, when PBS aired a series of silent films as part of a special project. It provided my introduction to film study, so it remains special to me. In addition, it's really creepy and cool.
Wonderful channel!! I'm super subscribed. Thanks for the info!
Thanks man!
That movie is soooooo creepy.
Robert Wiene's 1917 film Fear, also with Conrad Veidt, may not totally fall under the category of horror, but there are many psychological elements at play that I think one could argue for it being at least the first psychological thriller. Unfortunately it does not survive in pristine condition, but it is available on youtube nonetheless. Worth watching, it's only an hour long!
Yes, Konrad played a Buddhist monk there, very impressive!
Just finished watching all your videos. Thanks for making great content!
Thanks Sean! that is so kind.
Lol dude, It's pronounced Gee-yer-mo, not Gilla-maro.
Anyway, fantastic video! I love that film, and you're so right, it was most certainly the first masterpiece.
+Michael Williams oh man, keep watching, your in for a whole new world of mispronunciation.
+Michael Williams oh man, keep watching, your in for a whole new world of mispronunciation.
+One Hundred Years of Cinema hahaha no problem man, just keep making awesome videos.
@@onehundredyearsofcinema you are me. Hahaha. You should hear me mispronouncing names. I say Martin Scorsese's name wrong every time.
One Hundred Years of Cinema i find it especially funny cos oh nailed the German pronunciation of “Wiene”, which I thought was pronounced ween
Thank you for an excellent analysis, especially of symbolic interpretations of the film, and if its influence on later cinema.
My family and I live horror but Caligari himself always scared the hell out of us. Not Caesar just Caligari. Dreams are his true power if one looks deeply enough.
Bellatrix
I would argue contrarily that Griffith's _Intolerance_ had already proven cinema as a serious art for many critics. Read Theodore Huff's words on the film, for example.
I'm glad YT recommended this because part of this was used for "Hypnosis" (Saiph) and I wondered what the movie was.
Körkarlen/The Phantom Carriage is an amazing early film. I was really surprised.
Calamari Deltari
This is a great movie masterpiece.
My favorite film.
Conrad Veidt was also anti-Nazi and fled Germany. It was ironic that his best role was playing a Nazi in Casablanca
Love this video!!! Just for future reference though, his name is pronounced "gee-yermo del toro" not "gilamarro". And im not trying to be a dick or nit pick anything! Great video, once again. :)
If there's one thing that the films of the Weimar capture, it's the absolute helplessness of the German people. The Treaty of Versailles devastated Germany, leading to massive inflation. At the beginning of 1922, the exchange rate was 360 marks per 1 USD. By the end of the year the ratio was 7400:1. Germany couldn't meet its reparation payments, and instead printed more paper money. By the end of 1923, $1 was equal to 4 trillion German marks. Faced with starvation, the German populace would eventually turn to a man who demanded revenge for the treatment of their country, and gave them a scapegoat.
> I did study 'O' level (as it was then) British & European History many moons ago. So much was covered, I still have my handwritten exercise books & can recall bits & pieces. Your economic statement relating to the exchange mark to the dollar from 1918 - 1923 is quite staggering, but at the same time very interesting.
> Fact from my school days: A relatively new class was computer studies, it was a small village comprehensive school with only 500 pupils in 1981-1984, my previous school was 1,500 largest in the county. Sorry back to computer studies, all we had back then was a BBC micro-processor, & ZX81 smaller than a PlayStation today. How times & technology have changed?
They turned to a man they didn't understand? Who? Don't leave me hanging!
Great video. Haxan?
youre really helpin me out thanks for these videos!
Thanks For The Video! It helps Understanding The Movie Better!
I think the name is pronounced "Gorlami".
reminds me of edward scissor hands
John Smith Edgy as fuck
Yeah, pretty direct connection. Instead of tilted houses, the surreal was conveyed in pastel cookie cutters houses of suburbia.
Good analysis, but It is not Siegrfried Kraucer (cross-er) as you pronounced it, but Kracauer (kra-kauer) and also, it is not Guille-maro, as you said it, but Guillermo (gee-yer-mo) del Toro.
Also it's pronounced "cheh-zar-ay" lmao
Shutter Island?
Your pronouncing cesare's name wrong. It sounds alot like "chez-aray"
Also Guillermo del Toro -- pronounced "Gee-Yair-Moe"
killagari?,
A Tim Burton film before there was a Tim Burton ;-)
no no noooo the final part of the film
Guillermo del Toro is pronounced "Gee-yermo"
Cezare kinda cute do
thank you for this video, great analysis. i'm in love with this film X)
but it's time for me to be a bore. 0:38 director's surname is Wiene (pronounsed as VEE-ne) and Werner (VER-ner) is the name of guy who starred as dr.Caligary.
somnambulist's name pronounced as che-ZAH-re
Watch the movie in HD here:
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At least try to get the proper German pronunciation of the characters' names right! And those of the crew etc!
"the film was a massive influence of movies at the time, like M (a movie from 11 years later can hardly be concidered a movie from that time) nosferatu, sure... the golem? which one? the one from 5 years earlier, or the one from October that year?
Dude.. are you a racoon? How dare you say Gilimaro. Its pronounced GEEAIRLMO (you can drop the L if its too hard; the rest is non negotiable). If you utter his name like a redneck again, may that scary monster in Pans haunt your dreams for two weeks. Great video, really love your shit bro.
To think that the first "blockbuster" and what is considered the first proper hollywood film is as racist as it can get... it's sad
Doesn't look scary to me.
This film is probably the biggest inspiration behind Scorsese's Shutter Island.
Shutter Island is just a remake of Caligari, change my mind.
"And so I have missed 'Dr. Caligari' again! And by so tantalisingly narrow a margin! Curses & damnation! I presume it will be shewn in Providence the very day after my death." Lovecraft. Letter to Wandrei. 1935.
Well, he died two years later - I hope he managed to see it before the end, but it'd be cool if his prediction was right!
Neat. Never heard this before. Thanks for the cool info. HPL such a fatalist.
WOW never knew that!!!
This is very informative! I really love this movie! Thanks for this! :)
Gilla-maru del Torro? Never heard of him.
Hey dude how come some scenes of the movie are so clear?
Hi, some of the clips are taken from the clips are taken from the Kino Restoration that was released in 2014. They did such an amazing job cleaning up the footage you can hardly tell the film is almost 100 years old! If you are looking to pick up a copy this is the version I would recommend.
Germany the cradle of poets and thinker and ... @@onehundredyearsofcinema
One Hundred Years of Cinema man, I didn’t notice til you pointed it out, I forgot how poor quality most other copies are. It looks really gorgeous.
I like that old silent French version of Fall of the House of Usher. It captures madness in a way faithful to Poe.
I'm slowly making my way through these movies, and your analysis is always amazing. Thank you so much fo this series!
farhan ahmed was here for film class
I subscribed, lovely channel. Keep up the good work
my favorite is noferatu ---- Iam very impressed by your work !!
A superb channel.
I might give it a shot if I have time.
+Donnie Huynh I've sure to check out the restored Kino version!