The Films of Fritz Lang: Allegories of Vision and Modernity

by Tom Gunning

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ln this volume Tom Gunning examines the films of Fritz Lang not only as a stylistically coherent body of work, but as an attempt to portray the modern world through cinema. The world of modernity in which systems replace individuals is conveyed by Lang's mastery of cinematic set design, composition and editing. Lang presents not only a decades-long vision of cinematic narrative which can be compared to that of Alfred Hitchcock or Jean Renoir, but...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0851707432

ISBN13:9780851707433

Release Date:March 2000

Publisher:British Film Institute

Length:528 Pages

Weight:2.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 9.3"

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