Explain how the political, social and economic context of the Weimar Republic affected the production and content of classic German Expressionist Cinema

it was just after WW1 so Germany was really poor because of the treaty of verci. They had to give money back to the allied countries because of the damage done during the war and therefore they didnt have money for the big film companies. People were living in really bad conditions because they were basically getting starved.

Soldiers who fought had PTSD and the impact of post war on German society brought Film noir and Gothic themes. Expressionist film-makers made films with dark story lines and themes, including horror and crime.

It produced unrealistic sets with low key lighting, abstract art and over exaggerated acting techniques which is the expressionistic style that we know today. This is because of the shortage of funding for film so atmospheric low budget films were made on small sets.