The Films of Fritz Lang
Published on 1. February 2000
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-85170-742-6 (ISBN)
Description
This study examines the early work of Fritz Lang, proposing readings of the entire output of one of cinema's foremost directors. It emphasizes Lang's reflection on modernity, and hones in on the problem of identity and subjectivity in a progressively more automated, impersonal world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
1145 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85170-742-6 (9780851707426)
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Content
Reading the text of death - Lang's silent allegories; the mastery of crime - Lang's urban thrillers; Hinge - "M'; Fritz Lang's America - the social trilogy; the Joan Bennet trilogy - "Woman in the Window", "Scarlett Street" and "Secret beyond the Door"; Fritz Lang's fifties films.; "The Thousand Eyes of Dr Mabuse".