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Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality / Siegfried Kracauer ; with an introduction by Miriam Bratu Hansen

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton paperbacksPublication details: Princeton, N.J. ; Chichester : Princeton University Press, [1997]Description: lix, 364 p. : ill., facsims. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780691037042 pbk
  • 9780691037042 pbk
Subject(s): Scope and content: Siegfried Kracauer's classic study, explores the distinctive qualities of the cinematic medium. The book takes its place alongside works in classical film theory by such figures as Bela Balazs, Rudolf Arnheim, and Andre Bazin, among others, and has met with much critical dispute. In this new edition, Miriam Bratu Hansen, examining the book in the context of Kracauer's extensive film criticism from the 1920s, provides a framework for appreciating the significance of Theory of Film for contemporary film theory
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Siegfried Kracauer's classic study, explores the distinctive qualities of the cinematic medium. The book takes its place alongside works in classical film theory by such figures as Bela Balazs, Rudolf Arnheim, and Andre Bazin, among others, and has met with much critical dispute. In this new edition, Miriam Bratu Hansen, examining the book in the context of Kracauer's extensive film criticism from the 1920s, provides a framework for appreciating the significance of Theory of Film for contemporary film theory

Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1960

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