From Caligari to Hitler : a psychological history of the German film /
Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966.
From Caligari to Hitler : a psychological history of the German film / by Siegfried Kracauer. - Rev. and expanded ed. / edited and introduced by Leonardo Quaresima. - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2004. - lii, 348 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: 1947.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Illustrations; Editor's Note; Introduction to the 2004 Edition; Preface; Introduction; I: THE ARCHAIC PERIOD (1895-1918); 1. Peace and War; 2. Forebodings; 3. Genesis of Ufa; II: THE POSTWAR PERIOD (1918-1924); 4. The Shock of Freedom; 5. Caligari; 6. Procession of Tyrants; 7. Destiny; 8. Mute Chaos; 9. Crucial Dilemma; 10. From Rebellion to Submission; III: THE STABILIZED PERIOD (1924-1929); 11. Decline; 12. Frozen Ground; 13. The Prostitute and the Adolescent; 14. The New Realism; 15. Montage; 16. Brief Reveille; IV: THE PRE-HITLER PERIOD (1930-1933); 17. Songs and Illusions; 18. Murderer Among Us; 19. Timid Heresies; 20. For a Better World; 21. National Epic; SUPPLEMENT: PROPAGANDA AND THE NAZI WAR FILM; 1. Nazi Views and Measures; 2. Film Devices; 3. The Swastika World; 4. Screen Dramaturgy; 5. Conflict with Reality; Note on the Inaccuracies; Bibliography; Updated Bibliography; Name Index; Film Index
A classic of modern film historiography, this text explores the connections between film aesthetics, the prevailing psychological state of Germans in the Weimar era, & the evolving social & political reality of the time.
Specialized.
9780691115191 (pbk.) : £12.95 0691115192 (pbk.) : £12.95 9780691115184 (hbk.) : £36.95 0691115184 (hbk.) : £36.95
Motion pictures--History.--Germany
Motion pictures--Psychological aspects.--Germany
National socialism and motion pictures.
Performing Arts.
791.4'3'0943'09041
From Caligari to Hitler : a psychological history of the German film / by Siegfried Kracauer. - Rev. and expanded ed. / edited and introduced by Leonardo Quaresima. - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2004. - lii, 348 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: 1947.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Illustrations; Editor's Note; Introduction to the 2004 Edition; Preface; Introduction; I: THE ARCHAIC PERIOD (1895-1918); 1. Peace and War; 2. Forebodings; 3. Genesis of Ufa; II: THE POSTWAR PERIOD (1918-1924); 4. The Shock of Freedom; 5. Caligari; 6. Procession of Tyrants; 7. Destiny; 8. Mute Chaos; 9. Crucial Dilemma; 10. From Rebellion to Submission; III: THE STABILIZED PERIOD (1924-1929); 11. Decline; 12. Frozen Ground; 13. The Prostitute and the Adolescent; 14. The New Realism; 15. Montage; 16. Brief Reveille; IV: THE PRE-HITLER PERIOD (1930-1933); 17. Songs and Illusions; 18. Murderer Among Us; 19. Timid Heresies; 20. For a Better World; 21. National Epic; SUPPLEMENT: PROPAGANDA AND THE NAZI WAR FILM; 1. Nazi Views and Measures; 2. Film Devices; 3. The Swastika World; 4. Screen Dramaturgy; 5. Conflict with Reality; Note on the Inaccuracies; Bibliography; Updated Bibliography; Name Index; Film Index
A classic of modern film historiography, this text explores the connections between film aesthetics, the prevailing psychological state of Germans in the Weimar era, & the evolving social & political reality of the time.
Specialized.
9780691115191 (pbk.) : £12.95 0691115192 (pbk.) : £12.95 9780691115184 (hbk.) : £36.95 0691115184 (hbk.) : £36.95
Motion pictures--History.--Germany
Motion pictures--Psychological aspects.--Germany
National socialism and motion pictures.
Performing Arts.
791.4'3'0943'09041