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Overview
Want to know where Alfred Hitchcock learnt the art of suspense? Where Ridley Scott got his ideas for the set design of Blade Runner? Where Marlene Dietrich first broke mens' hearts? This Pocket Essential introduces you to one of the most influential film movements of the twentieth century. In Germany of the swinging 1920s, the First World War had just ended, Nazis and Communists were fighting on the streets of Berlin, but in the nation's film studios some of the most creative film-makers the world has ever seen were at work, setting the standard for generations to come.After an introduction to the context and main themes of Expressionism, this guide takes you on journey from the disturbing landscapes of Robert Wiene's The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari and Fritz Lang's Metropolis to the erotic world of G.W. Pabst's Pandora's Box and Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel. Along the way we'll meet monsters in the form of Max Shreck's Nosferatu and Peter Lorre's Beckert in M. This was the visual melting pot that led to the Film Noir style of the 1940s and 1950s. Packed full of facts and analysis, the Pocket Essential German Expressionist Films is the best starting point for anyone interested in this period of film history.
Book Details
Published
July 1, 2002
Publisher
Pocket Essentials
Pages
96
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781904048015