Warning Shadows
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Warning Shadows
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Author : Gary Giddins
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2010-04-19
Warning Shadows written by Gary Giddins and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-19 with Performing Arts categories.
A brilliantly insightful and witty examination of beloved and little-known films, directors, and stars by one of America’s most esteemed critics. In his illuminating new work, Gary Giddins explores the evolution of film, from the first moving pictures and peepshows to the digital era of DVDs and online video-streaming. New technologies have changed our experience of cinema forever; we have peeled away from the crowded theater to be home alone with classic cinema. Recounting the technological developments that films have undergone, Warning Shadows travels through time and across genres to explore the impact of the industry’s most famous classics and forgotten gems. Essays such as “Houdini Escapes! From the Vaults! Of the Past!,” “Edward G. Robinson, See,” and “Prestige and Pretension (Pride and Prejudice)” capture the wit and magic of classic cinema. Each chapter—ranging from the horror films of Hitchcock to the fantastical frames of Disney—provides readers with engaging analyses of influential films and the directors and actors who made them possible.
Grasping Shadows
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Author : William Sharpe
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
Grasping Shadows written by William Sharpe and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Art categories.
Grasping Shadows offers the most thorough examination of the cultural uses of shadows. Exploring a myriad of major literary and artistic evocations of shadows, Grasping Shadows puts forth a unifying theory for how shadows function and how they transformed our relationship to darkness and light.
The Haunted Screen
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Author : Lotte H. Eisner
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2008-09-29
The Haunted Screen written by Lotte H. Eisner and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-29 with Performing Arts categories.
The Golden Age of German cinema began at the end of the First World War and ended shortly after the coming of sound. From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari onwards the principal films of this period were characterized by two influences: literary Expressionism, and the innovations of the theatre directors of this period, in particular Max Reinhardt. This book demonstrates the connection between German Romanticism and the cinema through Expressionist writings. It discusses the influence of the theatre: the handling of crowds; the use of different levels, and of selective lighting on a predominately dark stage; the reliance on formalized gesture; the innovation of the intimate theatre. Against this background the principal films of the period are examined in detail. The author explains the key critical concepts of the time, and surveys not only the work of the great directors, such as Fritz Lang and F. W. Murnau, but also the contribution of their writers, cameramen, and designers. As The Times Literary Supplement wrote, 'Mme. Eisner is first and foremost a film critic, and one of the best in the world. She has all the necessary gifts.' And it described the original French edition of this book as 'one of the very few classics of writing on the film and arguably the best book on the cinema yet written.'
The Semiotics Of Light And Shadows
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Author : Piotr Sadowski
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-12-28
The Semiotics Of Light And Shadows written by Piotr Sadowski and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Lighting and shadows are used within a range of art forms to create aesthetic effects. Piotr Sadowski's study of light and shadow in Weimar cinema and contemporaneous visual arts is underpinned by the evolutionary semiotic theories of indexicality and iconicity. These theories explain the unique communicative and emotive power of light and shadow when used in contemporary indexical media including the shadow theatre, silhouette portraits, camera obscura, photography and film. In particular, Sadowski highlights the aesthetic and emotional significance of shadows. The 'cast shadow', as an indexical sign, maintains a physical connection with its near-present referent, such as a hidden person, stimulating a viewer's imagination and provoking responses including anxiety or curiosity. The 'cinematic shadow' plays a stylistic role, by enhancing image texture, depth of field, and tonal contrast of cinematic moments. Such enhancements are especially important in monochromatic films, and Sadowski interweaves the book with accounts of seminal Weimar cinema moments. Sadowski's book is distinctive for combining historical materials and theoretical approaches to develop a deeper understanding of Weimar cinema and other contemporary art forms. The Semiotics of Light and Shadows is an ideal resource for both scholars and students working in linguistics, semiotics, film, media, and visual arts.
Shell Shock Cinema
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Author : Anton Kaes
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009-08-24
Shell Shock Cinema written by Anton Kaes and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-24 with Performing Arts categories.
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 or soldiers in combat, engaged the war and registered its tragic aftermath. These films reveal a wounded nation in post-traumatic shock, reeling from a devastating defeat that it never officially acknowledged, let alone accepted. Kaes uses the term "shell shock"—coined during World War I to describe soldiers suffering from nervous breakdowns—as a metaphor for the psychological wounds that found expression in Weimar cinema. Directors like Robert Wiene, F. W. Murnau, and Fritz Lang portrayed paranoia, panic, and fear of invasion in films peopled with serial killers, mad scientists, and troubled young men. Combining original close textual analysis with extensive archival research, Kaes shows how this post-traumatic cinema of shell shock transformed extreme psychological states into visual expression; how it pushed the limits of cinematic representation with its fragmented story lines, distorted perspectives, and stark lighting; and how it helped create a modernist film language that anticipated film noir and remains incredibly influential today. A compelling contribution to the cultural history of trauma, Shell Shock Cinema exposes how German film gave expression to the loss and acute grief that lay behind Weimar's sleek façade.
Gender And The Uncanny In Films Of The Weimar Republic
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Author : Anjeana K. Hans
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-15
Gender And The Uncanny In Films Of The Weimar Republic written by Anjeana K. Hans and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-15 with Performing Arts categories.
The Weimar period in Germany was a time of radical change, when the traditions and social hierarchies of Imperial Germany crumbled, and a young, deeply conflicted republic emerged. Modernity brought changes that reached deep into the most personal aspects of life, including a loosening of gender roles that opened up new freedoms and opportunities to women. The screen vamps, garçonnes, and New Women in this movie-hungry society came to embody the new image of womanhood: sexually liberated, independent, and—at least to some—deeply threatening. In Gender and the Uncanny in Films of the Weimar Republic, author Anjeana K. Hans examines largely forgotten films of Weimar cinema through the lens of their historical moment, contemporary concerns and critiques, and modern film theory to give a nuanced understanding of their significance and their complex interplay between gender, subjectivity, and cinema. Hans focuses on so-called uncanny films, in which terror lies just under the surface and the emancipated female body becomes the embodiment of a threat repressed. In six chapters she provides a detailed analysis of each film and traces how filmmakers simultaneously celebrate and punish the transgressive women that populate them. Films discussed include The Eyes of the Mummy (Die Augen der Mumie Mâ, Ernst Lubitsch, 1918), Uncanny Tales (Unheimliche Geschichten, Richard Oswald, 1919), Warning Shadows (Schatten: Eine nächtliche Halluzination, Artur Robison, 1923), The Hands of Orlac (Orlacs Hände, Robert Wiene, 1924), A Daughter of Destiny (Alraune, Henrik Galeen,1928), and Daughter of Evil (Alraune, Richard Oswald, 1930). An introduction contextualizes Weimar cinema within its unique and volatile social setting. Hans demonstrates that Weimar Germany’s conflicting emotions, hopes, and fears played out in that most modern of media, the cinema. Scholars of film and German history will appreciate the intriguing study of Gender and the Uncanny in Films of the Weimar Republic.
Systemic Semiotics
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Author : Piotr Sadowski
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-09-08
Systemic Semiotics written by Piotr Sadowski and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
Against the background of often esoteric literature in semiotics, this book offers a fresh and rigorous new interpretation of how to approach the study of communication, signs and meaning. Grounded in a deductive theory of interacting systems, Piotr Sadowski's book provides an accessible account of the hierarchy of communication. Divided into two parts, this book argues in the first section that a deductive semiotic theory generates communication situations of increasing complexity, from contiguous communication to indirect, referential forms based on indexical, iconic, and symbolic signs. Within this system, Sadowski explains how key concepts of the semiotic model such as information, parainformation and metainformation can account for degrees of cognitive complexity of communication processes, including the perception and interpretation of signs on literal and figurative levels. After this clear, step-by-step exposition of the theory of interacting systems, Systemic Semiotics then explores various applications of this theory, providing new insights into problems subsumed under communication studies, cultural theory, literary and film studies, and psychology.
Short History Of The Shadow
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Author : Victor I. Stoichita
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 1997-08
Short History Of The Shadow written by Victor I. Stoichita and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-08 with Art categories.
Looks at the depiction and meaning of shadows in the history of Western art
Whispers Of The Shadow Court
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Author : Adrienne Calderon
language : en
Publisher: Palabre
Release Date : 2024-11-28
Whispers Of The Shadow Court written by Adrienne Calderon and has been published by Palabre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-28 with Fiction categories.
Isolde “Izzy” Moreau lives for the precise geometry of fencing, the rasp of steel, the thrill of the riposte. A scholarship student at the prestigious Atherton Academy, her world is one of discipline and ambition, until a moonlit night shatters everything. In a secluded glade, she encounters Rhysand, a creature of impossible beauty and chilling power – the Prince of the Shadow Court – and discovers a hidden lineage that binds her to the treacherous realm of the Fae. Whisked away to a twilight world of enchanted markets and whispering trees, Izzy finds herself a pawn in a deadly game. The Shadow Court, a realm of seductive beauty and simmering decay, is on the brink of war. Maeve Bellamy, a sorceress of immense power, plots to seize the throne, her ambition a consuming fire. Rhysand, Izzy’s reluctant mentor, ignites within her a power she never knew she possessed. Their training sessions become a dangerous dance of blade and shadow magic, their connection intensifying with every stolen moment. But trust is a fragile thing in the Shadow Court, and betrayal lurks in every shadow. Izzy must master her newfound magic, forge alliances in a court rife with secrets, and unravel Maeve’s plot before it plunges both the human and fae realms into darkness. As Izzy’s power grows, so does the danger. She finds an unlikely ally in Eira Blanchard, a spirited fae warrior, but even friendship can be a mask in this treacherous game. Her heart torn between her human life and the captivating allure of the Shadow Court, Izzy must confront a painful truth: her destiny is intertwined with the fate of this twilight realm. Will she rise as the Shadow Court's champion, wielding both blade and magic? Or will she become another victim of its seductive, deadly embrace? The whispers of prophecy foretell her role, but the choice, and the consequences, are hers alone.
Afterlives Allegories Of Film And Mortality In Early Weimar Germany
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Author : Steve Choe
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2014-07-31
Afterlives Allegories Of Film And Mortality In Early Weimar Germany written by Steve Choe and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-31 with Performing Arts categories.
Weimar cultural critics and intellectuals have repeatedly linked the dynamic movement of the cinema to discourses of life and animation. Correspondingly, recent film historians and theorists have taken up these discourses to theorize the moving image, both in analog and digital. But, many important issues are overlooked. Combining close readings of individual films with detailed interpretations of philosophical texts, all produced in Weimar Germany immediately following the Great War, Afterlives: Allegories of Film and Mortality in Early Weimar Germany shows how these films teach viewers about living and dying within a modern, mass mediated context. Choe places relatively underanalyzed films such as F. W. Murnau's The Haunted Castle and Arthur Robison's Warning Shadows alongside Martin Heidegger's early seminars on phenomenology, Sigmund Freud's Reflections upon War and Death and Max Scheler's critique of ressentiment. It is the experience of war trauma that underpins these correspondences, and Choe foregrounds life and death in the films by highlighting how they allegorize this opposition through the thematics of animation and stasis.