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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 2005 American horror film directed by David Lee Fisher, who also co-wrote the film's screenplay, and is a remake of the 1920 silent film of the same name. It was released in the U.S. at the ScreamFest Film Festival on October 22, where it won three prizes: the Audience Choice Award, Best Cinematography and Best Special Effects.[1]
The plot is similar to that of the original film with extra dialogue scenes. The film tells the story of the deranged Dr. Caligari and his faithful sleepwalking minion Cesare and their connection to a string of murders in a German mountain village, Holstenwall. The movie features a "frame story" in which the body of the plot is presented as a flashback, as told by Francis.
The narrator, Francis, and his friend Alan visit a carnival in the village where they see Dr. Caligari and Cesare, whom the doctor is displaying as an attraction. Caligari brags that Cesare can answer any question he is asked. When Alan asks Cesare how long he has to live, Cesare tells Alan that he will die tomorrow at dawn — a prophecy which turns out to be fulfilled.
Francis, along with his girlfriend Jane, investigate Caligari and Cesare, which eventually leads to Jane's kidnapping by Cesare. Caligari orders Cesare to kill Jane, but the hypnotized slave refuses after her beauty captivates him. He carries Jane out of her house, leading Jane's father and brother on a chase. Cesare is stabbed to death after being pursued by Jane's brother, and Francis discovers that Caligari had created an illusion of Cesare to distract him.
Francis discovers that "Caligari" is the head of the local insane asylum, and with the help of his colleagues discovers that he is obsessed with the story of a medieval Dr. Caligari, who used a somnambulist to murder people as a traveling act. After being confronted with the dead Cesare, Caligari breaks down, reveals his mania and is imprisoned in his own asylum.
The "twist ending" reveals that Francis' flashback is his fantasy: The man he claims is Caligari is indeed his doctor in the asylum, who, after this revelation of the source of his patient's delusion, claims to be able to cure him.
The film was released on October 22, 2005 , in United States
Home media
The film was released on DVD by Image on June 5, 2007.[2]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 43% based on 7 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 5/10.[3] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".[4] Neil Genzlinger from the New York Times noted that Fisher had "out-disoriented the original", although he felt it wasn't in the way the director intended. Genzlinger concluded his review by calling the film "Scary, disturbing, intriguing, all at once"[5]TV Guide's Maitland McDonagh awarded the film 3/5 stars, commending Hopkins, Kraal, and Jones' performances as well as the digital recreation of the original film's artificial backdrops.[6] R. Emmet Sweeney from The Village Voice gave the film a negative review, writing, "Although technically impressive, the remake is dramatically inert, as the set becomes a motionless backdrop to theatrical line readings instead of a pulsing manifestation of diseased minds. It’s Caligari embalmed. The plot is followed to the letter, and as Cesare, Doug Jones displays a wounded sensitivity that honors Conrad Veidt’s celebrated turn. But there’s nothing here to keep you from renting Robert Wiene’s timeless masterpiece instead."[7] Ed Gonzalez from Slant Magazine offered similar criticism, stating that the director's determination to recreate the original film resulted in revealing the original's "unsophisticated storytelling and limited feeling".[8]
The Doug Jones Experience - Doug Jones as 'Cesare'
IGN interview
August 26, 2023
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This article is missing information about the film s production and theatrical release Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page May 2018 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a 2005 American horror film directed by David Lee Fisher who also co wrote the film s screenplay and is a remake of the 1920 silent film of the same name It was released in the U S at the ScreamFest Film Festival on October 22 where it won three prizes the Audience Choice Award Best Cinematography and Best Special Effects 1 The Cabinet of Dr CaligariTheatrical release posterDirected byDavid Lee FisherScreenplay byDavid Lee FisherStory byHans JanowitzCarl MayerProduced byPaula ElinsLeonard McLeodStarringJudson Pearce MorganDaamen J KrallDoug JonesLauren BirkellCinematographyChristopher DuddyEdited byDavid Lee FisherMusic byEban SchletterProductioncompanyHighlander FilmsDistributed byImage EntertainmentRelease dateOctober 22 2005 2005 10 22 Running time76 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 3 1 Home media 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditThe plot is similar to that of the original film with extra dialogue scenes The film tells the story of the deranged Dr Caligari and his faithful sleepwalking minion Cesare and their connection to a string of murders in a German mountain village Holstenwall The movie features a frame story in which the body of the plot is presented as a flashback as told by Francis The narrator Francis and his friend Alan visit a carnival in the village where they see Dr Caligari and Cesare whom the doctor is displaying as an attraction Caligari brags that Cesare can answer any question he is asked When Alan asks Cesare how long he has to live Cesare tells Alan that he will die tomorrow at dawn a prophecy which turns out to be fulfilled Francis along with his girlfriend Jane investigate Caligari and Cesare which eventually leads to Jane s kidnapping by Cesare Caligari orders Cesare to kill Jane but the hypnotized slave refuses after her beauty captivates him He carries Jane out of her house leading Jane s father and brother on a chase Cesare is stabbed to death after being pursued by Jane s brother and Francis discovers that Caligari had created an illusion of Cesare to distract him Francis discovers that Caligari is the head of the local insane asylum and with the help of his colleagues discovers that he is obsessed with the story of a medieval Dr Caligari who used a somnambulist to murder people as a traveling act After being confronted with the dead Cesare Caligari breaks down reveals his mania and is imprisoned in his own asylum The twist ending reveals that Francis flashback is his fantasy The man he claims is Caligari is indeed his doctor in the asylum who after this revelation of the source of his patient s delusion claims to be able to cure him Cast EditJudson Pearce Morgan as Francis Geist Daamen J Krall as Dr Daamen Caligari Doug Jones as Cesare Lauren Birkell as Jane Stern Neil Hopkins as Alan William Gregory Lee as Joseph Stern Randy Mulkey as Inspector Time Winters as Dr Gabriel Stern Richard Herd as Commissioner Hans Raab Tim Russ as Town clerk Brian Farber as Burly Man 2 Cloaked manRelease EditThe film was released on October 22 2005 in United States Home media Edit The film was released on DVD by Image on June 5 2007 2 Reception EditOn Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 43 based on 7 reviews with a weighted average rating of 5 10 3 On Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating to reviews the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 5 critics indicating Generally favorable reviews 4 Neil Genzlinger from the New York Times noted that Fisher had out disoriented the original although he felt it wasn t in the way the director intended Genzlinger concluded his review by calling the film Scary disturbing intriguing all at once 5 TV Guide s Maitland McDonagh awarded the film 3 5 stars commending Hopkins Kraal and Jones performances as well as the digital recreation of the original film s artificial backdrops 6 R Emmet Sweeney from The Village Voice gave the film a negative review writing Although technically impressive the remake is dramatically inert as the set becomes a motionless backdrop to theatrical line readings instead of a pulsing manifestation of diseased minds It s Caligari embalmed The plot is followed to the letter and as Cesare Doug Jones displays a wounded sensitivity that honors Conrad Veidt s celebrated turn But there s nothing here to keep you from renting Robert Wiene s timeless masterpiece instead 7 Ed Gonzalez from Slant Magazine offered similar criticism stating that the director s determination to recreate the original film resulted in revealing the original s unsophisticated storytelling and limited feeling 8 References Edit 2005 Archive SCREAMFEST Retrieved 2021 06 03 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari 2006 David Lee Fisher Allmovie com AllMovie Retrieved 29 May 2018 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari 2006 Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes com Flixer Retrieved 29 May 2018 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari Reviews Metacritic Metacritic com Metacritic Retrieved 29 May 2018 Genzlinger Neil 25 October 2006 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari Movies Review The New York Times The New York Times Retrieved 29 May 2018 McDonagh Maitland The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings TV Guide com Maitland McDonagh Retrieved 29 May 2018 Sweeney R 17 October 2006 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari Village Voice com R Emmet Sweeney Retrieved 29 May 2018 Gonzalez Ed 14 October 2006 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari Slant Magazine com Ed Gonzalez Retrieved 29 May 2018 External links EditThe Cabinet of Dr Caligari The Cabinet of Dr Caligari at AllMovie The Cabinet of Dr Caligari at IMDb The Cabinet of Dr Caligari at Metacritic The Cabinet of Dr Caligari at Rotten Tomatoes ScreamFest official website The Doug Jones Experience Doug Jones as Cesare IGN interview 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