Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality / Siegfried Kracauer ; with an introduction by Miriam Bratu Hansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966.

Contributor:

Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Princeton paperbacks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

lix pages, 1 unnumbered page, 364 pages, 61 pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1997]

Summary:

Siegfried Kracauer's classic study, originally published in 1960, explores the distinctive qualities of the cinematic medium. In this new edition, Miriam Bratu Hansen, examining the book in the context of Kracauer's extensive film criticism from the 1920s, provides a framework for appreciating the significance of THEORY OF FILM for contemporary filmmakers, students, as well as the general reader. 64 photos.

Notes:

Originally published: London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1960.

"First Princeton Paperback Printing 1997."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-349) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

ISBN:

0691037043

9780691037042

OCLC:

37157539