From Caligari to Hitler : a psychological history of the German film /

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An essential work of the cinematic history of the Weimar Republic by a leading figure of film criticismFirst published in 1947, From Caligari to Hitler remains an undisputed landmark study of the rich cinematic history of the Weimar Republic. Prominent film critic Siegfried Kracauer examines German...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kracauer, Siegfried, 1889-1966
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Princeton, N.J.] : Princeton University Press, 1966.
Series:Princeton Classics Ser.
Subjects:
Motion pictures > Germany.
Motion picture plays > History and criticism.
Cinéma > Allemagne.
Scénarios de cinéma > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > General.
Motion picture plays.
Motion pictures.
Germany.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; 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

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