The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari : Film Essentials

Name: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari : Film Essentials
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-09-16
Duration: 1 h 17 min
Cast: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér

<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Wayfarer Theaters invites you to our new film series  THE ESSENTIALS : Journey Through Cinema -  Hosted by DePaul University Film Professor Jose A. Soto. A once a month we will bring you a 12- Session exploratory journey through cinema. This Program is designed to make these classic works accessible to all and offers quality edutainment in the process.</p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Synopsis of the film-  The quintessential work of early <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Expressionist_cinema">German Expressionist cinema</a>, it tells the story of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnosis">hypnotist</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Krauss">Werner Krauss</a>) who uses a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepwalking">somnambulist</a> Cesare (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Veidt">Conrad Veidt</a>) to commit murders. The film features a dark, twisted visual style, with sharp-pointed forms; oblique, curving lines; structures and landscapes that lean and twist in unusual angles; and shadows and streaks of light painted directly onto the sets.</p>DramaPT1H17M2026-09-16DEde

Werner Krauss

Conrad Veidt

Friedrich Fehér

Robert Wiene

Carl Mayer

Hans Janowitz

Erich Pommer

Rudolf Meinert

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari : Film Essentials"The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari : Film Essentials"

Showtimes

September 16, 7:00 pm