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Shell Shock Cinema
Anton Kaes
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Description for Shell Shock Cinema
Paperback. Explores how the classical German cinema of the Weimar Republic was haunted by the horrors of World War I and the devastating effects of the nation's defeat. This title exposes how German film gave expression to the loss and acute grief that lay behind Weimar's sleek facade. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 552.
Shell Shock Cinema explores how the classical German cinema of the Weimar Republic was haunted by the horrors of World War I and the the devastating effects of the nation's defeat. In this exciting new book, Anton Kaes argues that masterworks such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, The Nibelungen, and Metropolis, even though they do not depict battle scenes or soldiers in combat, engaged the war and registered its tragic aftermath. These films reveal a wounded nation in post-traumatic shock, reeling from a devastating defeat that it never officially acknowledged, let alone accepted. Kaes uses the term "shell ... Read more
Shell Shock Cinema explores how the classical German cinema of the Weimar Republic was haunted by the horrors of World War I and the the devastating effects of the nation's defeat. In this exciting new book, Anton Kaes argues that masterworks such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, The Nibelungen, and Metropolis, even though they do not depict battle scenes or soldiers in combat, engaged the war and registered its tragic aftermath. These films reveal a wounded nation in post-traumatic shock, reeling from a devastating defeat that it never officially acknowledged, let alone accepted. Kaes uses the term "shell ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
551g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691008509
SKU
V9780691008509
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About Anton Kaes
Anton Kaes is the Class of 1939 Professor of German and Film Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of "From Hitler to Heimat: The Return of History as Film" and "M", and the coeditor of "The Weimar Republic Sourcebook".
Reviews for Shell Shock Cinema
Winner of the 2010 Limina Award for Best International Film Studies Book, XVII Udine Film Forum, Udine, Italy Winner of the 2010 DAAD Book Prize, German Studies Association Winner of the 2008-9 Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Germanic Languages and Literatures, Modern Language Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010 "This long-awaited book by one ... Read more