Theory Of Film: The Redemption Of Physical Reality

Theory Of Film: The Redemption Of Physical Reality - Hardcover

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Theory Of Film: The Redemption Of Physical Reality

Theory Of Film: The Redemption Of Physical Reality - Hardcover

by Siegfried Kracauer
$77.69
Sale price  $77.69 Regular price 

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by Siegfried Kracauer (Author)

Theory of Film: The Redemption of Physical Reality is a book written by Siegfried Kracauer, a German film critic and philosopher. Originally published in 1960, the book is considered a classic in the field of film theory and analysis.In this book, Kracauer explores the relationship between film and reality, arguing that film has the ability to redeem physical reality by capturing and preserving it in a way that is unique to the medium. He examines the ways in which film can reveal hidden aspects of reality and provide insight into the human experience.Kracauer also delves into the technical aspects of film, discussing the use of camera angles, lighting, and editing to create meaning and emotion. He analyzes specific films from both Hollywood and European cinema, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Jean Renoir's The Rules of the Game.Overall, Theory of Film: The Redemption of Physical Reality is a thought-provoking and influential work that continues to be studied and referenced in the field of film theory.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Number of Pages: 448
Dimensions: 1 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: July 28, 2012
ISBN9781258444952
Author Siegfried Kracauer
PublisherLiterary Licensing, LLC
GenreArts and Literature
FormatHardcover
PublishedJuly 2012
LanguageENG- English
Pages448
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Siegfried Kracauer

Siegfried Kracauer (1889-1966) was born and raised in Frankfurt am Main. Perhaps best known for his pioneering studies in sociology and film theory, he initially trained as an engineer and architect, emerging in the Weimar years as a gifted journalist. When the Nazis came to power in early 1933, he was chief of the Berlin bureau of the left-leaning Frankfurter Zeitung. He fled, first to France and then, in 1941, to the United States, where he resolved to write only in English. His From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film (1947) and his magnum opus, Theory of Film: The Redemption of Physical Reality (1960), were completed in New York, where he spent time working in the film library of the Museum of Modern Art and at Columbia University. Kracauer's novels--Ginster (1928) and Georg (1934, first published in 1963)--testify to his dramatic about-face from literary expressionism to the New Objectivity of the 1920s. Theodore Adorno, who spoke of Ginster as Kracauer's most notable achievement, paid tribute to his lifelong friend on his seventy-fifth birthday by claiming that as a young man he had already learned more about the study of philosophy from Siegfried Kracauer than he ever did from any of his academic teachers.

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