Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality (1960)

Record Details:

Title:
Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality
Date:
1960
Publisher:
New York : Oxford University Press
Volume:
Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality
Leaf #:
0002
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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THEORY OF FILM Siegfried Kracauer ". . . The most important work to date in the English language on the theory and aesthetics of the Film. It will make a deep impact in all places where the Cinema is regarded as an art." -PAUL ROTHA, author of The Film Till Now " . . . A profound reconsideration of all the attitudes which have been adopted toward motion picture and still photography . . . since their invention . . . Dr. Kracauer's work supersedes all previous aesthetic theories of the film" -RICHARD GRIFFITH, Curator, The Museum of Modern Art Film Library This significant study is certain to be the standard work on the subject for many years to come. It demonstrates once and for all that motion pictures differ radically from the traditional arts, and that good plays or novels rarely make good films. Dr. Kracauer is concerned with film as a photographic medium uniquely equipped to capture and reveal the everyday world as it exists before our eyes. "If film is an art/' he writes, "it is an art with a difference. It fulfills itself in rendering 'the ripple of leaves/ . . . street crowds, involuntary gestures, and other fleeting impressions." The theory developed here is certain to be controversial. The author has little patience with the theatrical story form as $10.00