Weimar Cinema: An Essential Guide to Classic Films of the Era
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AlbakiReads Editorial Sixteen films as a map of Weimar-era German cinema
Sixteen films as a map of Weimar-era German cinema
Edited by Noah Isenberg, this essay collection approaches Weimar cinema through sixteen individual films spanning silent features and early sound productions. The selection crosses gangster stories, science fiction, avant-garde work, fantasy, romance, and sexual intrigue, showing the range of forms associated with German filmmaking between the wars. Each chapter pairs a close look at a film with its production circumstances, technical developments, later reception, and place in the history of German studios and the broader Weimar period. Directors including F. W. Murnau, Fritz Lang, and G. W. Pabst appear alongside early screen performances by Greta Garbo, Louise Brooks, and Marlene Dietrich.
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- Students and general readers studying Weimar German film
- Viewers interested in silent cinema and the transition to sound
- Film-history readers seeking title-by-title contextual essays
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Weimar cinemaGerman studio historySilent and early sound filmFilm technology and productionGenre and formal experimentation
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Book Overview Taken as a whole, the sixteen remarkable films discussed in this provocative new volume of essays represent the brilliant creativity that...
Taken as a whole, the sixteen remarkable films discussed in this provocative new volume of essays represent the brilliant creativity that flourished in the name of German cinema between the wars. Encompassing early gangster pictures and science fiction, avant-garde and fantasy films, sexual intrigues and love stories, the classics of silent cinema and Germany's first talkies, each chapter illuminates, among other things: the technological advancements of a given film, its detailed production history, its critical reception over time, and the place it occupies within the larger history of the German studio and of Weimar cinema in general. Readers can revisit the careers of such acclaimed directors as F. W. Murnau, Fritz Lang, and G. W. Pabst and examine the debuts of such international stars as Greta Garbo, Louise Brooks, and Marlene Dietrich. Training a keen eye on Weimer cinema's unusual richness and formal innovation, this anthology is an essential guide to the revolutionary styles, genres, and aesthetics that continue to fascinate us today.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 360 | Language: English | Publisher: COLUMBIA UNIV PR | ISBN: 0231130554
FormatPaperback
Pages360
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0231130554
EAN9780231130554
PublisherCOLUMBIA UNIV PR
Publication Date2009-01-09
EditionIllustrated
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.1 Pounds
Length9.1 Inches
Width6.0 Inches
Height0.9 Inches
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