Weimar Cinema and After : Germany's Historical Imaginary by Elsaesser, Thomas

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Routledge, 15/06/2000 00:00:01. paperback. Very Good. 3.1976 in x 22.5828 in x 14.5889 in.

New. German cinema of the 1920s is still regarded as one of the 'golden ages' of world cinema. Films such as The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Dr Mabuse the Gambler, Nosferatu, Metropolis, Pandora's Box and The Blue Angel have long been canonised as classics, but they are also among the key films defining an image of Germany as a nation uneasy with itself. The work of directors like Fritz Lang, F.W. Murnau and G.W. Pabst, which having apparently announced the horrors of fascism, while testifying to the traumas of a defeated nation, still casts a long shadow over cinema in Germany, leaving film history and political history permanently intertwined. Weimar Cinema and After offers a fresh perspective on this most 'national' of national cinemas, re-evaluating the arguments which view genres and movements such as 'films of the fantastic', 'Nazi Cinema', 'film noir' and 'New German Cinema' as typically German contributions to twentieth century visual culture.… Read More

Routledge, 2000. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 472 pages. 9.25x5.75x1.00 inches.

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Paperback / softback. New. Offering a framework for understanding German film of the 1920s, the author shows how films such as "The Cabinet of Dr Caligari", "Pandora's Box" and "The Blue Angel" are key films in defining a nation uneasy with itself and troubled by a modernity that was to have devastating consequences.

Routledge, 2000. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 472 pages. 9.25x5.75x1.00 inches.

Routledge, 2000-09-12. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!