Blog Task 4 – Classic German Expressionist Film

Name at least 3 other films identified by critics as classic German Expressionist Films:

The Spiders (1919) by Fritz Lang

It is a German silent two-part adventure film. It was released in two parts in 1919 and 1920. Two more parts were originally planned but never made. It was believed to be a lost film, but it has been rediscovered and restored.

The Street (1923) by Karl Grune

The Street is a German silentdrama film. The movie follows two distinct plot lines until the two eventually merge: the first is that of the bored middle-aged man seeking a departure from monotony in his life; the second is that of the blind man and the little boy, his grandson, who are interdependent. None of the characters have been given names and are therefore referred to only by description.

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) by Fritz Lang

Die Nibelungen is a two-part series of silent fantasy films.

The title character Siegfried, masters the art of forging a sword at the shop of Mime. Siegfried hears the tales of the kingdom of Burgundy, the kings who rule there, as well as of Kriemhild, the princess of Burgundy. Siegfried announces he wants to win her hand in marriage.

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