The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

"The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari", directed by Robert Wiene, is a landmark of German Expressionism. The story follows a hypnotist, Dr. Caligari, who uses a sleepwalker, Cesare, to commit murders. Told through a framing narrative, the film’s distorted sets and unreliable perspective blur reality and madness, culminating in a twist that questions the narrator’s sanity and authority.

This silent film will be accompanied by professional organist Aaron Hawthorne, on the 1904 Ayr Town Hall organ.