From Caligari to Hitler A Psychological History of the German Film Book by Siegfried Kracauer : Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Some tanning wear and marking due to age. Hardcover. English. See images for condition.

Format: Hardcover

Author: Siegfried Kracauer

ISBN:

Publication year: 1947

Condition: Used - Good



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About the book >.>.> From Caligari to Hitler A Psychological History of the German Film Book by Siegfried Kracauer

From Caligari to Hitler examines German films as a means of understanding pre-Hitler Germany. Siegfried Kracauer argues that analysing films can reveal deep psychological dispositions prevalent in Germany between 1918 and 1933, and that these dispositions influenced events during that period and would remain relevant in the post-Hitler era.

The preface also presents film analysis as a research method that could be applied to contemporary mass behaviour in the United States and elsewhere. Kracauer suggests that such studies might inform the planning of films and other forms of communication in support of the cultural aims of the United Nations. The book therefore considers cinema not only as an artistic subject, but also as material for examining collective attitudes and their relation to historical events. (SP)