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

During the Weimar Republic [after WW1 ended], Germany began constricting the type of films that were released, banning any film that wasn’t German which encouraged more German films to be produced. However, due to the unstable economic situation during Weimar, production companies were unable to create large, intricate sets or hire large casts [smaller production companies in particular were struggling] as it would often lead them to bankruptcy. This led to them experimenting with new ways to create films in a variety of genres in order to reach the biggest audience they could, eventually leading them to create unrealistic sets with exaggerated movements being used by actors which would later be labelled as German expressionism