Explores the distinctive qualities of the cinematic medium. This 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.
An essential work of the cinematic history of the Weimar Republic by a leading figure of film criticismFirst published in 1947, From... Læs mere
First published in 1930, this work has as its subject of inquiry the new class of salaried employees who populated the cities of Weimar Germany. Drawing on conversations, newspapers, adverts and personal correspondence, it charts the bland horror of the everyday.