German Expressionism Movement (jan 1, 1919 – dec 1, 1926)
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The mood was sombre and the artists of the time were inspired by the horrors of the trenches and the bitter aftermath of war. German Expressionist directors, like their Dadaist counterparts in modern art, tapped into this fractured society to fill their films with equally fractured characters
Key filmmakers: Fritz Lang, Robert Wiene, F. W. Murnau, Carl Boese
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