A Culture of Light : Cinema and Technology in 1920s Germany /

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In Frances Guerin's history of German silent cinema of the 1920s, the use of light is the pivot around which a new national cinema and culture emerges. Guerin's interpretations center on use of light in films such as Metropolis (1926) and Der Golem (1920) and we see how light is the substa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guerin, Frances
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Bristol] : [University Presses Marketing, distributor], 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Motion pictures.
Cinematography > Lighting.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
Cinema > Éclairage > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cinema > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cinematography > Lighting > Germany > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Germany > History > 20th century.
Germany.
History
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In Frances Guerin's history of German silent cinema of the 1920s, the use of light is the pivot around which a new national cinema and culture emerges. Guerin's interpretations center on use of light in films such as Metropolis (1926) and Der Golem (1920) and we see how light is the substance of image composition, the narrative structuring device, and the thematic concern. Choice Outstanding Academic Title.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816695614

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