Jekyll & Hyde

“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1920) The make-up was not as advanced as it is today, thus the emphasis was put almost solely on the performance itself. Expressionism, which was popularised in America but started in Germany, was an important tool in creating some iconic characters from this era. We get wrapped up in realism too often, and we forget that there are other techniques that might be a more potent and powerful way of ‘expressing’ a given moment or a character overall. I've said this before,