the town of Holstenwall
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The town of Holstenwall is a fictional, expressionist German town best known as the eerie, distorted setting of the silent horror film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holstenwall | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional town ⓘ film setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyleOfDepiction | German Expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
madness
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nightmare‑like reality ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Weimar Republic (Germany) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs | small German town ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkSetHere |
German Expressionist film
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horror film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | fictional town in cinema ⓘ |
| influenced |
later cinematic portrayals of distorted urban spaces
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visual language of horror cinema ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryWork | German ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eerie atmosphere
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expressionist, distorted architecture ⓘ twisted, angular streets and buildings ⓘ |
| settingOfPlotElement |
Dr. Caligari’s somnambulist murders
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asylum framing story in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ⓘ town fair where Dr. Caligari exhibits Cesare ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristics |
jagged, non‑realistic sets
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painted shadows and skewed perspectives ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1920 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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