German Film Festival: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)
8:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008
Courtyard at Student Residence Halls
Admission: free

Directed by Robert Wiene (1919). Called the ancestor of horror films, this famous work of German Expressionist cinema is the tale of a hypnotist who uses a somnambulist to murder people. The performances and extraordinary set design make it as powerful today as it was in 1919.