From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses (2014)
Premiere 28 May 2015 | Von Caligari zu Hitler: Das deutsche Kino im Zeitalter der Massen | 114 min | Documentary
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Focuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its 'collective spirit' in cinema. The purpose of film as a cultural tool is examined. Based on celebrated sociologist Siegfried Kracauer's seminal book 'From Caligari to Hitler' (1947).