The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) + Extras & Commentary

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. It is the annual fair in Holstenwall. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep. When Alan asks Cesare about his future, Cesare answers that he will die before dawn. The next morning Alan is found dead. Francis suspects Cesare of being the murderer, and starts spying on him and Dr. Caligari. The following night Cesare is going to stab Jane in her bed, but softens when he sees the beautiful woman, and instead of committing another murder, he abducts her. Jane's father awakens because of the noise, and he and some servants follow the fleeing Cesare. When Cesare cannot outrun his pursuers anymore, he gently places Jane down on the ground, and runs away. Francis and the police investigate the caravan of Dr. Caligari, but the doctor succeeds in slipping away. Francis pursues the fleeing Dr. Caligari, and sees him disappear into a madhouse. Francis enters the madhouse, where he is sure he will find the truth behind all these mysterious events.

– Featurettes –
• Caligari꞉ The Birth of Horror in the First World War (2014) (2.0 GB)
• Comparison Between the 1984 & 2014 Restorations (164.8 MB)
• On the Restoration (171.5 MB)
• Re-Release Trailer (58.5 MB)
• You Must Become Caligari (609.2 MB)

– University of Music, Freiburg score
– English Commentary w/film historian David Kalat
– Original title: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari