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OverviewFritz Lang, almost alone among his fellow continental refugees, was able to make outstanding films in both his native Germany and his adopted Hollywood. The director of Metropolis and M and Dr. Mabuse came to America in 1934 and began a long and distinguished career that included such films as You Only Live Once, The Woman in the Window, Scarlet Street, Ministry of Fear, Rancho Notorious, and The Big Heat. He is a key figure in the history of film noir, bringing to the screen a fatalist's vision of a menacing world of criminals, misfits, and helpless victims, and providing a distinctive visual look to every film he directed. This film-by-film study of Lang's oeuvre by one of the great film historians combines personal insight--Eisner and Lang had a long standing friendship--with deep historical understanding of Lang's roots in German culture and cinema. Both true modernists, Eisner and Lang are perfectly matched, as this book clearly demonstrates. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lotte EisnerPublisher: Hachette Books Imprint: Da Capo Press Inc Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.462kg ISBN: 9780306802713ISBN 10: 0306802716 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 22 August 1986 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationLotte H. Eisner was born in Berlin, leaving Germany in 1933 to become a French citizen. Associated for many years with the Cinematheque Francaise, she was the author of The Haunted Screen and Murnau. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |