Director: Paul Leni Release Date: September 9, 1927 The Cat and the Canary is a silent film inspired by German Expressionism. It exemplifies all of the characteristics we talked about in class like the film being sinister, there’s exaggerated makeup, dark lighting, and crazy angles. The opening scene was probably one of my favorite scenes because they overlaid hands, cats, and Mr. Cyrus West. It gave a spooky and "weird" effect to the film. The plot of the film, to my surprise, was actually interesting. Cyrus West is a rich man who died, and his family members were fighting for his money, which caused him to go crazy. He asks for his will to be locked for 20 years, so no one gets his money. The 20 year anniversary came up, so his heirs had to spend the night in the haunted mansion. I don’t typically go for silent films, but it was an assignment to watch a film in the German Expressionist style. I actually didn’t mind it and I thought it was okay.
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