German Expressionism

Edward Scissorhands

December 7, 19990

Tim Burton

1. What makes this film fit into the German Expressionism movement? The film Edward Scissorhands is very gothic and dark and like most film back in the German Expressioism times. Also it expresses very different and weird things, for example a human like creature having scissors for hand, them living in a dark home with machines and weird chemical stuff everywhere. Most films in the German Expressionism time were weird and dark, so thats why it fits it.
2. Has this film inspired any other films, directors, or movements? No, I don't think it has. Though a lot of Tim Burtons movies have this dark and weird theme to it.

Nosferatu
1922
F.W. Murnau

1) How does this film fit into German Expressionism Movement?
The film Nosferatu uses dark make up, high contrast, it is very mad and eerie and it shows diverse and complex architectural design.

2) Has this film inspired any other films, directors, or movements?
Nosferatu has inspired vampires to be in films including Dracula which came out in 1931





Faust
1926
F.W. Murnau

How does this film fit into German Expressionism?
Faust has rapid camera movements and a urban setting.

Has this film inspired any other films, directors, or movements?
In the Faust the "Bald Mountain" scene served as the inspiration for the " Night on Bald Mounatian"animated film Fantasia.