The political tumult of 1920s Germany helped give rise to a new genre of film-makers: the expressionists of Weimar cinema. Europe’s fledgeling film industry was devastated by World War I, allowing the United States to dominate post-war movie production.

The Weimar Era, the brief interwar period in Germany that extends from roughly 1919 to 1933 and that marks the lifespan of the fledging Weimar Republic, resulted in an extraordinary and prolific flowering of German cinema. Certain distinct characteristics ...

Pages in category "Films of the Weimar Republic" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,167 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

May 13, 2021 · Some genres which owe tremendous debts to Weimar cinema include horror, sci-fi, noir, crime-thrillers and more. These films are chronologically listed according to their release dates so you can take a cinematic journey from the birth of Weimar to its cruel demise.

Nov 12, 2010 · Beginning Wednesday, “Weimar Cinema, 1919-1933: Daydreams and Nightmares,” a four-month, 81-film program at the Museum of Modern Art will help fill in some of the gaps in our perceptions...

Each October, many hundreds of archivists and scholars from around the world meet to see the most recent restorations of silent films. The festival has screened more than than 300 films from the Weimar Republic since it began in 1982. For a complete database of Weimar films shown between 1982 and 2018, click here.

The Weimar Republic period of German history, from 1918-1933, saw economic, stylistic and cultural changes in the German film industry that would have profound effects on the history of German cinema.

May 14, 2019 · Here, we take a look at just six of the many genres that took shape in Weimar Germany and examine how their influence has helped define modern cinema. Arguably the most specifically German genre of all, the bergfilm was dominated by the work of Dr Arnold Fanck (who held a PhD in geology).

Mar 1, 2010 · If these films are understood not only as beautiful illustrations but seriously as complex sources, they are able to open up a window into history and raise questions about Weimar society. Noah Isenberg's new collection does this.

In 1926, German director Fritz Lang offered his views about the development of Weimar film and differences between the German and American film industries.