Description |
132 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
Series |
Short cuts series ; 40 |
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Short cuts (London, England) ; 40
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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 |
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Includes filmography: pages 121-124 |
Subject |
Expressionism in motion pictures.
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Motion pictures -- Germany -- History.
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ISBN |
1905674600 (paperback) |
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9781905674602 (paperback) |
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