This film represents the low point of my viewing experience so far. I recalled advice from Lars von Trier—that you can usually tell within fifteen minutes if a movie is worth your time—and acted accordingly, which brings us to this situation. Let’s be clear. Seriously. Really? Yes, it's true that "cinema" was in its infancy a century ago. We’re talking about silent films, someone playing piano with a “plonkty plon…

The film presents a disturbing narrative centered on a young man named "Franzis" (Friedrich Feher), who accompanies his friend "Alan" (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski) to a carnival. There, they witness the act of Cesare (Conrad Veidt), a sleepwalking prophet residing in a coffin, and his unsettling master, Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss). Cesare, appearing almost skeletal, foretells misfortune for "Alan," and when he is d…