{"product_id":"the-films-of-fritz-lang-allegories-of-vision-and-modernity-paperback","title":"The Films of Fritz Lang: Allegories of Vision and Modernity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Gunning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eln 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 a view of modernity that relates strongly to the ideas of Adorno, Brecht, Benjamin and Kracauer. From the sweeping allegorical films of the 20s to the chilly and abstract thrillers of the 50s, Lang's films, Gunning claims, are 'among the most precious records of the twentieth century'. \u003ci\u003eThe Films of Fritz Lang\u003c\/i\u003e immeasurably enriches our understanding of a great artist and, in so doing, reimagines what a film arlist is: an author who fades away even in being recognised and interpreted, an enigmatic figure at the junction of aesthetics, history, biography and theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Gunning \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor in the Department of Art History and the Committee on Film and Media at the University of Chicago, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eD. W. Griffith and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOrigins \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof American Narrative Film \u003c\/i\u003e(1993), and of numerous articles on early cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 9.33 x 5.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52748063375667,"sku":"9780851707433","price":93.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Kt9ixwMibb9780851707433.webp?v=1764237630","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-films-of-fritz-lang-allegories-of-vision-and-modernity-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}