A culture of light : cinema and technology in 1920s Germany
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PN1993.5.G3 G84 2005
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PN1993.5.G3 G84 2005
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | PN1993.5.G3 G84 2005 | On Shelf |
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xxxiv, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-305) and index.
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In Frances Guerin's history of German silent cinema of the 1920s, the innovative use of light is the pivot around which a new conception of a national cinema, and a national culture emerges. Guerin depicts a nocturnal Germany suffused with light - electric billboards, storefronts, police searchlights - and shows how this element of the mise-en-scene came to reflect both the opportunities and the anxieties surrounding modernity and democracy. Guerin's interpretations center on use of light in films such as Schatten (1923), Variete (1925), Metropolis (1926), and Der Golem (1920). In these films we see how light is the substance of image composition, the structuring device of the narrative, and the central thematic concern.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Guerin, F. (2005). A culture of light: cinema and technology in 1920s Germany . University of Minnesota Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Guerin, Frances. 2005. A Culture of Light: Cinema and Technology in 1920s Germany. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Guerin, Frances. A Culture of Light: Cinema and Technology in 1920s Germany Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2005.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Guerin, F. (2005). A culture of light: cinema and technology in 1920s germany. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Guerin, Frances. A Culture of Light: Cinema and Technology in 1920s Germany University of Minnesota Press, 2005.
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