It all begins in the garden of a mental hospital where the streets wind haphazardly and the shadows stretch taller than a person. This black-and-white nightmare, directed by Robert Wiene, wanders through the darkest corners of German Expressionism, pulling the rug of reality out from under your feet. As Francis gets lost among his memories, he draws the viewer into a gloomy labyrinth. The mysterious doctor in the carnival tent and Cesare, who lies in a death-like slumber, become ghostly pursuers of the murders that shatter the silence of the night. This suspense-filled drama and crime story, taking shape within the mind of an unreliable narrator, traps the viewer in a breathless atmosphere accompanied by geometric nightmares.

2 wins & 1 nomination total