PSYCHO-ANALYTIC
THEORY
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Film)
by Robert Wiene
Synopsis:
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.
The literary
piece is under Psychoanalytic theory for it contains the qualities which
perceive it. Like for example, in the story, the psychological material was
expressed indirectly by using a flashback as the story goes on. The character
particularly, Francis represents several thoughts/image which you didn’t expect
to. His delusion was kept and only at the end where the story clears out. It
was an interesting story for this literary piece stirs the mind of the readers
and you can really see the psychoanalysis here.
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