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German Expressionism

Film History Vocab Quiz #2

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Expressionism An early 20th-century movement across literature, poetry, drama, and the visual arts that rejected realism in favor of intense emotion, distortion, and symbolic form.
Fritz Lang Austrian film director and screenwriter of "M" and "Metropolis"
Moral Ambiguity The lack of clarity in ethical situations, where actions can be interpreted as both right and wrong depending on one's perspective
Conrad Veidt German and British actor from "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"
Romanticism A movement focused on emotion, ambiguity, and nature
Thea von Harbou German screenwriter and novelist of "Metropolis"
Chiaroscuro The use of strong contrasts between light and dark
FW Murnau German director of "Nosferatu"
Weimar Republic Democratic government of Germany between 1918 and 1933
Artifice Clever or cunning devices used to trick others
Realism An accurate description of life and the world as it is; the opposite of romanticism
Dutch angle A camera shot where the camera is tilted on its axis causing things to appear slanted
Robert Wiene German director of "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"
Frame story A cinematic technique in which a story is told within another story
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