The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

 1- The essential story follows a man who tells a story of a traveling carnival that comes to his town and Dr. Caligari and his companion who sleepwalks. His companion is able to predict the future and is used by Caligari to commit murders in the town. As the detective investigates the murders, he discovers that Caligari is actually the director of an insane asylum, and that his companion is a patient under his control. In the end, it is revealed that Francis' entire story was a hallucination brought on by his own insanity and that Caligari is actually a kind figure.

2- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari tells its story through a combination of visual style, set design, and performance.

3- The conventions of cinematic story telling it uses is body language, facial expressions, visual symbolism, music, and sound effects.

4- The final plot twist is the entire story was a hallucination experienced by the protagonist.

5- The final plot twist comments upon cinematic storytelling by highlighting the unreliable nature of storytelling in film. The film reveals that what appears to be a straightforward narrative is actually a disturbed mind, and that the audience's perception of reality can be distorted by the visual style of the film.

6- The set design demonstrates the early development of the film medium and the artistic, creative experimentation that was taking place in the film industry.

7- The set designs imply that stories can be communicated through visual imagery and design, rather than just through dialogue and narrative.

8- The answers to questions 6 and 7 move us to contemplate the cultural relevance by highlighting the film's innovative and imaginative approach to storytelling, and its contribution to the development of the film medium as an art form.

9- One 20th century film that I think traces The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is Sherlock Holmes.

10- Questions about the reliability of a narrator can suggest deeper meanings and themes within the film. For example, if a narrator is unreliable, it can suggest that the story being told is subjective and open to interpretation, and that the truth is subjective. This can be used to explore themes such as truth and perception.