The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

The CABINET of Dr CALIGARIThe silent masterpiece with a brand-new live scoreMade in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, The Cabinet of Dr.

Caligari (1920) is the quintessential German Expressionistfilm masterpiece.

Robert Wiene’s distorted sets, sinister shadows and unnerving characters creating a paranoid, unreal world at a time ofdespair throughout Europe.At a local carnival in a small German town, hypnotist Dr.

Caligari presents the somnambulist Cesare, who can purportedly predict the future of curious fairgoers.

But at night, the doctor wakes Cesare from his sleep to enact his evil bidding...

Incalculably influential, the film’s nightmarishly jagged sets, sinister atmospheric and psychological emphasis left an immediate impact in its wake (horror,film noir, and gothic cinema would all be shaped directly by it).

But this diabolical tale nevertheless stands alone.Chris Green's new score is a haunting blend of electronic and acoustic instruments performed live by the composer.Born into a musical family in Coventry, Chris Green began playing guitar at the age of eight and piano from the age of nine, and plays most things with fretted strings or keys.

Largely self-taught, he’s worked in a variety of musical genres including folk, theatre and early music.

He’s aregular musician at Shakespeare’s Globe and was also one of the musicians on BBC’s Poldark, appearing in series 1 and 2.