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Although 'From Caligari to Hitler' seems to be added as an extra it makes sense to watch this first as it helps the main title 'Hitler's Hollywood' make more sense. Both films are based on Siegfried Kracauer's critical theory that suggests that film reveals the contents of a nations unconsciious (expect a few Freudian terms to be slipped in here and there), both ask the question 'What does cinema know that we don't?' The films do not follow the traditional documentary format but could be better described as filmic essays, the narration approaches a form of poetry and the directors aim seems to be focused on making us think rather than lead us to a conclusion. These films more likely to appeal to film students and those who want to experience a way to critically view our current films and ask the question 'what does cinema know that we don't?' especially useful now that ideology is looking to make a re-enrty into cinema.