Shell Shock Cinema: Weimar Culture and the Wounds of War

by Anton Kaes

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How war trauma haunted the films of Weimar Germany

Shell Shock Cinema explores how the classical German cinema of the Weimar Republic was haunted by the horrors of World War I and the the devastating effects of the nation's defeat. In this exciting new book, Anton Kaes argues that masterworks such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, The Nibelungen, and Metropolis, even though they do not depict battle scenes...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691008507

ISBN13:9780691008509

Release Date:October 2011

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography History Performing Arts Social Science Social Sciences

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