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Author Roberts, Ian, 1967-

Title German expressionist cinema : the world of light and shadow / Ian Roberts
Published London ; New York : Wallflower, 2008

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 MELB  791.430943 Rob/Gec  AVAILABLE
Description 132 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Series Short cuts series ; 40
Short cuts (London, England) ; 40
Contents Introduction : immanence, imagination and immortality -- Origins : expressionism and Weimar film -- Authority overthrown, or, lunatics in the asylum : Robert Wiene's Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari -- Demons without and within : F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu -- Images of the past, visions of the future : Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen and Metropolis -- Virgins and vamps : G.W. Pabst's Die Büchse der Pandora -- Street life and the end of expressionism : Joe May's Asphalt -- Conclusion : Weimar cinema's flights of fantasy
Summary Before Hollywood's golden age, German expressionist film was arguably the most important cinematic movement in the medium's history. These 'symphonies of... iridescent movement' of Weimar cinema provide some of cinema's most iconic images, and its vivid contrasts and dark spaces constitute a major influence on Hollywood classics. This book also offers insights into the technical and thematic developments of the Weimar film. Covering classics such as The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1920) and Nosferatu (1922), this book forms an essential introduction to one of cinema's most historically important movements. -- Publisher details
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-129) and index
Includes filmography: pages 121-124
Subject Expressionism in motion pictures.
Motion pictures -- Germany -- History.
ISBN 1905674600 (paperback)
9781905674602 (paperback)