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German expressionist cinema : the world of light and shadow / Ian Roberts.
Van Pelt Library PN1993.5.G3 R63 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Ian, 1967-
- Series:
- Short cuts (London, England) ; 40.
- Short cuts (London, England)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Expressionism in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Germany--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Germany.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 132 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Wallflower, 2008.
- Summary:
- 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), this volume forms an essential introduction to one of cinema's most historically important movements.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-129) and index.
- Includes filmography: pages 121-124.
- ISBN:
- 9781905674602
- 1905674600
- OCLC:
- 154711394
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