Ecran Demoniaque

Name: Ecran Demoniaque
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ISBN: 9780520024793

ISBN-10: 0520024796

ISBN-13: 9780520024793

Edition: N/A

Authors: Lotte H. Eisner, Roger Greaves

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The Golden Age of German cinema began at the end of the First World War and ended shortly after the coming of sound. FromThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligarionwards the principal films of this period were characterized by two influences: literary Expressionism, and the innovations of the theatre directors of this period, in particular Max Reinhardt. This book demonstrates the connection between German Romanticism and the cinema through Expressionist writings. It discusses the influence of the theatre: the handling of crowds; the use of different levels, and of selective lighting on a predominately dark stage; the reliance on formalized gesture; the innovation of the intimate theatre. Against this…

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Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 1/7/1974
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Foreword to the English language edition



The Predisposition towards Expressionism



The Beginnings of the Expressionist Film



The Spell of Light: the Influence of Max Reinhardt



Lubitsch and the Costume Film



The Stylized Fantastic



The Symphonies of Horror



'Decorative' Expressionism



The World of Shadows and Mirrors



Studio Architecture and Landscape



The Expressionist Debut of a 'Realistic' Director



Kammerspielfilm and Stimmung



Murnau and the Kammerspielfilm



The Handling of Crowds



The Fritz Lang Thriller



Tragedies of the Street



The Evolution of the Costume Film



The Eye of the Camera in E. A. Dupont



The Climax of the Chiaroscuro



Pabst and the Miracle of Louise Brooks



The Decline of the German Film


Appendix: The Dreigroschenoper


Lawsuit Principal Works Mentioned in the Text


Selective Filmography, 1913-33


Index Sources of Illustration