Loew, Katharina,

Special effects and German silent film : techno-romantic cinema / Katharina Loew. - 1 online resource. - Film culture in transition .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index



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Silent films--History and criticism.--Germany
Cinematography--Special effects--History.--Germany


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