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The German silent film landmark The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, 1920) will be screened at Tampere Cathedral on Friday, 6 March, as part of the Tampere Film Festival programme. As in previous silent film screenings held at the Cathedral, the film will be accompanied by live organ music, improvised by organist Esa Toivola. This event marks the seventh time Tampere Film Festival and the Federation of Tampere Evangelical Lutheran Parishes have jointly organised a silent film screening at Tampere Cathedral.
The screening begins on Friday 6 March 2026 at 19:00. Admission is free, and the doors of the Cathedral will open two hours before the screening.
A Timely Expressionist Masterpiece
Directed by Robert Wiene, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari has secured its place in film history above all because of its striking visual design. The city streets, buildings, and even shadows are painted directly onto the sets in sharp contrasts, distorted perspectives, and asymmetrical forms. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is indeed a well-known, stylistically pure example of an Expressionist film.
According to Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Festival Director of …
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Image above: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – Courtesy of Tampere Film Festival
