Expressionist film : new perspectives /
New essays by leading scholars give a fresh picture of the wide variety of German expressionist film. Some of the films covered include The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Nosferatu, The Golem, and Waxworks, along with directors like Murnau, Lang, and Lubitsch
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia, S.C. : Woodbridge :
Camden House ; Boydell & Brewer [distributor],
2006
Rochester, NY : Camden House, 2003 Rochester, NY ; Woodbridge, UK : 2003 |
| Series: | Studies in German literature
Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered) Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered) |
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Table of Contents:
- Activating the differences : expressionist film and early Weimar cinema / Dietrich Scheunemann
- Weimar cinema, mobile selves, and anxious males : Kracauer and Eisner revisited / Thomas Elsaesser
- Revolution, power, and desire in Ernst Lubitsch's Madame Dubarry / Marc Silberman
- "Bringing the ghostly to life" : Fritz Lang and his early Dr. Mabuse films / Norbert Grob
- Murnau, a conservative filmmaker? : on film history as intellectual history / Thomas Koebner
- The double, the décor, and the framing device : once more on Robert Wiene's The cabinet of Dr. Caligari / Dietrich Scheunemann
- Film as graphic art : on Karl Heinz Martin's From morn to midnight / Jürgen Kasten
- Episodic patchwork : the bric-à-brac principle in Paul Leni's Waxworks / Jürgen Kasten
- Entrapment and escape : readings of the city in Karl Grune's The street and G.W. Pabst's The joyless street / Anthony Coulson
- Fragmenting the space : on E.A. Dupont's Varieté / Thomas Brandlmeier
- On Murnau's Faust : a generic Gesamtkunstwerk? / Helmut Schanze
- "Painting in time" and "visual music" : on German avant-garde films of the 1920s / Walter Schobert
- Ruttmann, rhythm, and "reality" : a response to Siegfried Kracauer's interpretation of Berlin, the symphony of a great city / David Macrae
- Activating the differences : expressionist film and early Weimar cinema / Dietrich Scheunemann
- Weimar cinema, mobile selves, and anxious males : Kracauer and Eisner revisited / Thomas Elsaesser
- Revolution, power, and desire in Ernst Lubitsch's Madame Dubarry / Marc Silberman
- "Bringing the ghostly to life" : Fritz Lang and his early Dr. Mabuse films / Norbert Grob
- Murnau, a conservative filmmaker? : on film history as intellectual history / Thomas Koebner
- The double, the décor, and the framing device : once more on Robert Wiene's The cabinet of Dr. Caligari / Dietrich Scheunemann
- Film as graphic art : on Karl Heinz Martin's From morn to midnight / Jürgen Kasten
- Episodic patchwork : the bric-à-brac principle in Paul Leni's Waxworks / Jürgen Kasten
- Entrapment and escape : readings of the city in Karl Grune's The street and G.W. Pabst's The joyless street / Anthony Coulson
- Fragmenting the space : on E.A. Dupont's Varieté / Thomas Brandlmeier
- On Murnau's Faust : a generic Gesamtkunstwerk? / Helmut Schanze
- "Painting in time" and "visual music" : on German avant-garde films of the 1920s / Walter Schobert
- Ruttmann, rhythm, and "reality" : a response to Siegfried Kracauer's interpretation of Berlin, the symphony of a great city / David Macrae
- Activating the Differences: Expressionist Film and Early Weimar Cinema / Dietrich Scheunemann
- Weimar Cinema, Mobile Selves, and Anxious Males: Kracauer and Eisner Revisited / Thomas Elsaesser
- Revolution, Power, and Desire in Ernst Lubitsch's Madame Dubarry / Marc Silberman
- "Bringing the Ghostly to Life": Fritz Lang and His Early Dr. Mabuse Films / Norbert Grob
- Murnau - a Conservative Filmmaker? On Film History as Intellectual History / Thomas Koebner
- The Double, the Decor, and the Framing Device: Once More on Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / Dietrich Scheunemann
- Film as Graphic Art: On Karl Heinz Martin's From Morn to Midnight / Jurgen Kasten
- Episodic Patchwork: The Bric-a-Brac Principle in Paul Leni's Waxworks / Jurgen Kasten
- Entrapment and Escape: Readings of the City in Karl Grune's The Street and G. W. Pabst's The Joyless Street / Anthony Coulson
- Fragmenting the Space: On E. A. Dupont's Variete / Thomas Brandlmeier
- On Murnau's Faust: A Generic Gesamtkunstwerk? / Helmut Schanze
- "Painting in Time" and "Visual Music": On German Avante-Garde Films of the 1920s / Walter Schobert
- Ruttmann, Rhythm, and "Reality": A Response to Siegried Kracauer's Interpretation of Berlin. The Symphony of a Great City / David Macrae