German Expressionism

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German Expressionism
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German Expressionism

Summary

German Expressionism is a movement in cinema[1]. It draws 585 Wikipedia views per month (movement_in_cinema category, ranking #5 of 37).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to German Expressionism is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari[3].
  • A notable work attributed to German Expressionism is Metropolis[4].
  • German Expressionism's image is recorded as CABINETOFDRCALIGARI-poster.jpg[5].
  • German Expressionism's instance of is recorded as movement in cinema[6].
  • German Expressionism's part of is recorded as Expressionism[7].
  • German Expressionism's Commons category is recorded as Expressionist films[8].
  • German Expressionism's start time is recorded as +1910-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • German Expressionism's end time is recorded as +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • German Expressionism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04191d[11].
  • German Expressionism's topic's main category is recorded as Q6206812[12].
  • German Expressionism's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300375149[13].
  • German Expressionism's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as art/German-Expressionism[14].
  • German Expressionism's different from is recorded as expressionism[15].
  • German Expressionism's significant person is recorded as Max Fischer[16].
  • German Expressionism's significant person is recorded as Hermann Gerlinger[17].
  • German Expressionism's Quora topic ID is recorded as German-Expressionism[18].
  • German Expressionism's derivative work is recorded as The Phantom Hour[19].
  • German Expressionism's Fandom article ID is recorded as film-and-television:German_Expressionism[20].
  • German Expressionism's Lex ID is recorded as ekspressionisme_-_film[21].
  • German Expressionism's Rate Your Music film genre ID is recorded as German+Expressionism[22].

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Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari[3], a silent film[23], directed by Robert Wiene[24] and Metropolis[4], a film[25], directed by Fritz Lang[26].

Why It Matters

German Expressionism draws 585 Wikipedia views per month (movement_in_cinema category, ranking #5 of 37).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

It has been cited as an influence by Portal[29], a musical group[30], founded in 1994[31].

FAQs

Who did German Expressionism influence?

German Expressionism has been cited as an influence by Portal[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Nazi-looted art: Germany struggles with restitution. Retrieved . dw.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . One of the world's biggest collections of German Expressionism heads to auction. Retrieved . theartnewspaper.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . film-and-television.fandom.com. Retrieved . film-and-television.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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