Special effects and German silent film : techno-romantic cinema /

In recent decades, special effects have become a major new area of research in cinema studies. For the most part, they have been examined as spectacles or practical tools. In contrast, 'Special Effects and German Silent Film' foregrounds their function as an expressive device and their piv...

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Main Author: Loew, Katharina (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2021]
Series:Film culture in transition
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505 0 |a Introduction: Special Effects and the Techno-Romantic Paradigm -- 1. Imagining Technological Art: Early German Film Theory -- 2. Modern Magicians: Guido Seeber and Eugen Schüfftan -- 3. The Uncanny Mirror: Der Student von Prag (1913) -- 4. Visualizing the Occult: Nosferatu (1922) -- 5. The Technological Sublime: Metropolis (1927) -- 6. "German Technique" and Hollywood -- Conclusion: Techno-Romantic Cinema from the Silent to the Digital Era 
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