Creating Meaning: German Expressionism and Soviet Montage

The original Khuleshov Effect, created in the 1920’s by filmmaker Lev Khuleshov, here’s showing actor Ivan mosjoukine reacting to 3 different scenarios, giving his expression context and therefore meaning, despite it staying the same after each shot and relatively blank.

A still shot from The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari(Robert Wiene, 1920) in which these twisted and surreal buildings reflect the theme of madness and paranoia, giving the film a visually dark and gothic aesthetic.