Nosferatu
1922
F. W. Murnau
Birth of the horror film, high contrast/chiaroscuro, moved away from mass market storytelling and focused on delving into more psychological issues/stories
Nosferatu inspired a remake of the film with the same name in the 1970s
The song "Nosferatu" (1977) from the album Spectres by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult is directly about the film
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari
1920
Robert Wiene
Madness, paranoia, obsession, moved away from mass market storytelling and focused on delving into more psychological issues/ stories
In 1962, a British version very loosely based on the film was made called The Cabinet of Caligari with a script by Robert Bloch, the author of Psycho, In 2012, the Chatterbox Audio Theatre recorded a live soundtrack, including dialog, sound effects, and music, for the classic silent film. The movie, with this soundtrack, was released on YouTube on October 30, 2013.[21]
Metropolis
1927
Fritz Lang
Complex architectural compositions, urban settings
Madonna's music video for "Express Yourself" pays homage to the film and Fritz Lang, The Brazilian metal band Sepultura named their 2013 album The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart after a quote from the film.[55]
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