A Page of Madness (1926)
A brilliant abstract portrayal of the inner mental state of the inmates in an asylum. Though sometimes it was bit complicated to follow, as it has got no inter titles but surely it was ahead of its time. Surprised by reading some online reviews of the film where they noted
The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1920) as the biggest influence on the film, cause it also treats madness as prime subject. But the comparison with Dr. Caligari is quite pointless. This film handles the theme in a completely different way, both in terms of story-development and mood.
This landmark of Japanese silent film era was lost for fifty years until being rediscovered by the director himself in his garden shed in 1971.