German Expressionist Cinema The World of Light and Shadow

Name: German Expressionist Cinema The World of Light and Shadow
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ISBN: 9781905674602

ISBN-10: 1905674600

ISBN-13: 9781905674602

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ian Roberts

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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 such as Citizen Kane (1941) and Sunset Blvd. (1950). As well as outlining the movement's origins in art and literature, this volume 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) as well as under-appreciated examples such as Asphalt (1929),…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Publication date: 8/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 0.55" wide x 0.87" long x 0.04" tall
Weight: 0.418
Language: English

Ian Roberts is Teaching Fellow in German and Film Studies at the University of Exeter.




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 buchse der pandora



street life and the end of expressionism: joe may's asphalt


conclusion: weimar cinema's flights of fantasy


notes


filmography


bibliography


index