Francis
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Francis is the framing-narrator and apparent protagonist of the classic German Expressionist horror film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," whose perspective shapes the film’s unsettling, twist-filled story.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ narrator ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFormat | intertitles for dialogue ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | German Expressionist horror film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alan
NERFINISHED
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Cesare NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusOfWork |
classic of horror cinema
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landmark of German Expressionist film ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
madness
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subjective reality ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diegeticStatus | both character and storyteller ⓘ |
| filmProductionCountry | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| frameStructure | begins in present, flashes back, returns to asylum ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhiteAppearance | true ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Alan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Jane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedByContext | post–World War I German culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| mentalState | possibly delusional ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
framing device
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point-of-view character ⓘ unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeTwistInvolvement | final revelation about asylum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of unreliable narration in cinema
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shaping audience interpretation of events ⓘ |
| opposes | Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspectiveShapes | story of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | silent film ⓘ |
| revealedAs | asylum patient ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
apparent protagonist
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framing narrator ⓘ |
| settingOfFrameStory | asylum garden ⓘ |
| storyToldTo | unnamed man on a bench ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | early 20th century ⓘ |
| visualStyleContext | German Expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workDirectedBy | Robert Wiene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workWrittenBy |
Carl Mayer
NERFINISHED
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Hans Janowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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