Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari /

This intriguing text overturns a myth of film history by examining new evidence surrounding the authorship of Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari - a film that still exerts its gothic spell after nearly a century. A new introduction considers the place of German Expressionist cinema within the European rev...

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Main Author: Robinson, David, 1930- (Author)
Corporate Author: British Film Institute
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2013.
Edition:2nd edition.
Series:BFI film classics.
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Summary:This intriguing text overturns a myth of film history by examining new evidence surrounding the authorship of Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari - a film that still exerts its gothic spell after nearly a century. A new introduction considers the place of German Expressionist cinema within the European revival of Gothic at the turn of the 20th century.
Item Description:Previous edition published by BFI : 1997.
Physical Description:95 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781844576494 (pbk.)
1844576493 (pbk.)