Theory of Film: The Redemption of Physical Reality (Revised)

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ISBN-10: 0691037043
ISBN-13: 9780691037042
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publish Date: 12/14/1997
Dimensions: 7.99" L, 5.46" W, 1.16" H

Theory of Film: The Redemption of Physical Reality (Revised)

bySiegfried Kracauer

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Siegfried Kracauer’s classic study, originally published in 1960, explores the distinctive qualities of the cinematic medium. The book takes its place alongside works in classical film theory by such figures as Béla Balázs, Rudolf Arnheim, and André 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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"Kracauer's profound theoretical investigation revealed film as the form that best captured the new modes of experience that characterize modernity. Miriam Hansen's brilliant introduction chronicles the work's genesis and transformation through Kracauer's conversations with Adorno and Benjamin, his flight from the Nazis, and his uneasy assimilation into the Cold-War United States."–Tom Gunning, University of Chicago
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Details

ISBN-10: 0691037043
ISBN-13: 9780691037042
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publish Date: 12/14/1997
Dimensions: 7.99" L, 5.46" W, 1.16" H
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