The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (NR) - AV Club

Start your Halloween weekend with a silent scare! Join us for a special 16mm film screening of the 1920 classic "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" directed by Robert Wiene, preceded by an introduction to German Expressionist cinema and the political and cultural events that would shape the influential period of film history. Learn how the film became a definitive work of the period that continues to impact movies to this day. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-535-4219 or capleyb@mdpls.org. Ages 16 yrs.+ About the Film Collection The 16mm film collection has been part of the Miami-Dade Public Library System's holdings for over 55 years. It began in the 1960s, and its first films were part of the City of Miami’s public library before there was a county library. When MDPLS was formed, the County supplemented its local funding for films with Federal LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) grants. Apart from leased feature films, all films were purchased for free exhibition for the life of the print. Subjects within the collection include experimental/avant-garde art films, non-narrated films, children’s films, Black history, Floridiana, and local history. Today, there are over 4,000 films within the collection. About the Division of Special Collections & Archives Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Division of Special Collections & Archives holds rare and irreplaceable historical documents for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collection, 16mm Film Collection, Cuban Collection of Rare Books & Ephemera, Genealogy Collection, The Vasari Project, and rare & antiquarian books from as early as the 17th century. The Division's primary goal is to provide the public with the contents of the vault at their request. Its collections include rare books, original manuscripts, over 18,000 photographs, prints, artifacts, audiovisual resources, and electronic media.