Thomas Elsaesser

Metropolis (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Metropolis (1925) is a monumental work. One of the greatest works of science fiction, it also tells human stories about love and family. This new edition of Elaesser's study is published in the Film Classics 20th anniversary series of special editions, with a new foreword by the author, and a stunning new jacket design by Cristiana Couceiro.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781844577101
• Artikelnr.: 59948045

Autorenporträt

THOMAS ELSAESSER was Professor Emeritus at the University of Amsterdam. His recent authored works included European Cinema and Continental Philosophy (2018); Film History as Media Archaeology (2016); German Cinema - Terror and Trauma: Cultural Memory since 1945 (2013); and The Persistence of Hollywood (2011).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword.- Acknowledgments.- Introduction: Metropolis Forever, More than Ever.- 1 The Myth of its Origins, the Origins of its Myths.- 2 The UFA-Crew.- 3 A Ruin-In-Progress: Release Versions and Restorations.- 4 Interpreting Metropolis: Reading for the Plot.- 5 Metropolis, Moroder and Sound.- Conclusion.- Appendix: Telling and Retelling Metropolis.- Notes.- Credits.- Bibliography.