Modern Horror Present day cinematic style has been heavily influenced by the previous German Expressionism and Film Noir. Many films are set in cities much like the past movements films. read more
One reason that film noir is influenced by German Expressionism is that a lot of creative people who worked in the German film industry during the German Expressionist period were anti-Nazi and had to flee to Hollywood to get away from Hitler's regime. read more
German expressionism and film noir 1. German Expressionism and Film Noir 2. German Expressionism German expressionism arose during the 1920’s shortly before WWI. The movement of the arts originated in Germany and covered many forms of media, including cinema. The cinematic style the movement brought on was expressionistic. read more