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OverviewFritz Lang's classic 1927 film Metropolis has justifiably become an icon for the complexities of Weimar culture. Among the important general issues it also raises are the relation between ideology and art, the status and authorship of the film text in the entertainment market, the city, the construction of gender, the relation between the human body and the machine in modernity, and the relation between mass and high culture. This volume provides a broad range of materials and resources for the study of Lang's film, including both well-known, previously published critical essays and contributions appearing for the first time here. The editors provide a two-part introduction that furnishes context for what follows: Bachmann's part deals with the genesis, production, and contemporary reception of the film, while Minden's defines the problems posed by the text and reviews the solutions to these problems as proposed by later generations of critics. The first part of the book proper includes selected contemporary reviews, commentary by Fritz Lang and others involved in the making of the film, and extracts from Thea von Harbou's original novel. In the second part, eight modern scholars provide fresh essays on the genesis, promotion, and reception of the film. Approximately half of the material in the volume has never before appeared in print. The volume will appeal to students of German, film, cultural and intellectual history, and social theory.Michael Minden is University Lecturer in German at Cambridge University and a fellow of Jesus College. Holger Bachmann received his Ph.D. from Cambridge on Arthur Schnitzler and film. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Minden , Holger Bachmann , Alan Williams (Contributor) , Andreas Huyssen (Contributor)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: Camden House Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9781571131461ISBN 10: 1571131469 Pages: 340 Publication Date: 11 October 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA must-have acquisition... Of great value for the contemporary and modern information related to the film's production, distribution and reconstruction. CARL BENNETT Combines the perspectives of the archives and of film theory in exemplary ways....The anthology is bound to be of great interest to anyone teaching German film. GERMAN QUARTERLY ... a large and substantial gathering of high quality academic film criticism. UTOPIAN STUDIES A must-have acquisition... Of great value for the contemporary and modern information related to the film's production, distribution and reconstruction. CARL BENNETT Combines the perspectives of the archives and of film theory in exemplary ways....The anthology is bound to be of great interest to anyone teaching German film. GERMAN QUARTERLY ... a large and substantial gathering of high quality academic film criticism. UTOPIAN STUDIES A must-have acquisition... Of great value for the contemporary and modern information related to the film's production, distribution and reconstruction. CARL BENNETT Combines the perspectives of the archives and of film theory in exemplary ways...The anthology is bound to be of great interest to anyone teaching German film. GERMAN QUARTERLY ... a large and substantial gathering of high quality academic film criticism. UTOPIAN STUDIES Author InformationMichael Minden is University Lecturer in German at Cambridge University, and a fellow of Jesus College. Holger Bachmann received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1997 with a dissertation on Arthur Schnitzler and film. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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