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From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film (Princeton Classic Editions) (Paperback)

by Siegfried Kracauer (Author), Leonardo Quaresima (Editor)

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Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (22 Mar 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0691115192
ISBN-13: 978-0691115191
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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The thesis of this unusually interesting book is that the German films of the twenties were filled with premonitions of the German totalitarianism of the thirties.
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One of the great works of film history, this look at early German cinema, first published in 1947, is still a must-have for cineastes and scholars alike.
(H.J. Kirchhoff Toronto Globe and Mail )

The book is an invaluable guide to a golden period of cinema.
(Christopher Wood The Times )

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An undisputed classic of modern film historiography, Kracauer's From Caligari to Hitler had a major impact on the way we relate movies to history and society. Although Kracauer is not afraid of using such contested concepts as collective psychology and German 'soul,' his productive readings of Weimar films as harbingers of emerging fascism still resonate today. Leonardo Quaresima's engaging and erudite introduction is critical in situating Kracauer's project both in its historical moment and in our time.
(Anton Kaes, University of California, Berkeley )

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4.0 out of 5 stars A theory on German Expressionist film of the 1920's, 30 Jan 2002

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This review is from: From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film (Paperback)

I like this book a lot, and would recoment it to anyone who has a strong interest in film as it might broaden your knowledge of film culture and history. You may especially like this book if you are interested in the Horror genre, as "The Cabinet of Dr Caligari" the first horror film and first German Expressionist film also. You'll notice from this period of film where Tim Burton get's his ideas from. This book will help you understand the mise-en-scene from german expressionist films and how it's referential to society at that time. Other books to look for would be "The Haunted Screen" by Lotte Eisner. But beware this book uses a lot of film language which can be difficult to understand for some.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A psychological history of The German film, 23 Oct 2002

By	bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This review is from: From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film (Paperback)

This book shows how the cinema paralleled and sometimes helped form the German psyche. Yet it is more than just a documentary. This brings you from the beginning of the industry to show what Hitler inherited. However the information caries far beyond the political dimension.

I use it more for information on the film industry as a whole for that time and the basis of what we inherited today. It is interesting that from the beginning people complained that the film was to long and inclusive or too short and excluded characters form history or books.

Two good parallel and overlapping timeline books for the era are "Caligari's Children: The Film as Tale of Terror". Which is a different view on the same subject and "The UFA Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945 (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism, 23)"

They tried to capture the feel of the time and of the German actors' attitude toward film, in the movie "Shadow of the Vampire" (2001)

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