ReFocus: The Films of Paul Leni

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

AvErica Tortolani,Martin F. Norden,University of Massachusetts) Tortolani, Erica (PhD candidate,University of Massachusetts) Norden, Martin F. (Professor of Communication,Martin F Norden

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Offers the first comprehensive English-language book on the life and career of Paul LeniCovers many dimensions of Leni's professional creativity, including his early visual and theatrical work in Germany during the 1910s, collaborations with contemporary filmmakers, career in and experiments with set and stage design, and transition from German to Hollywood filmmakingEngages with new historical, analytical, and theoretical perspectives on Leni's most influential filmsSilent-era film scholarship has all too often focused on a handful of German directors, including Fritz Lang, F. W. Murnau and Ernst Lubitsch, but little attention has been paid to arguably one of the most influential filmmakers of the period: Paul Leni. This collection - the first comprehensive English-language study of Leni's life and career - offers new insights into his national and international films, his bold forays into scenic design and his transition from German to Hollywood filmmaking.The contributors give fresh insights into Leni's most influential films, including Waxworks (1924), The Cat and the Canary (1927) and The Man Who Laughs (1928), and explores such lesser-known productions as The Diary of Dr. Hart (1918), Backstairs (1921) and the Rebus film series (1925-7). Engaging with new historical, analytical, and theoretical perspectives on Leni's work, this book is a groundbreaking exploration of a cinematic pioneer.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-12-05
Mått156 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt448 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieReFocus: The International Directors Series
Antal sidor288
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474454520

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List of contributorsChronologyFilmographyIntroduction - Erica Tortolani and Martin F. Norden1. Exploding the Cosmopolitan and Treating the Foreigners’ Foreignness: Paul Leni’s The Diary of Dr. Hart - Jaimey Fisher2. The Unnatural in the Natural: Leopold Jessner and Paul Leni’s Early Weimar Film Backstairs - Jason Doerre3. Cinema Panopticum: Wax, Work, Waxworks - Erik Born4. The Proto-Horror-Comedy: Waxworks - Joel Westerdale5. Intersectional Avant-Garde: Paul Leni’s Rebus-Film Series and the Confluence of Experimental Visual Styles - Erica Tortolani6. Bravura Beginnings: Leni and the Art of the Prologue - Martin F. Norden7. Paul Leni’s The Cat and the Canary: Adaptation into Genre - Rebecca M. Gordon8. Specters of the Mind: Ghosts, Illusion, and Exposure in Paul Leni’s The Cat and the Canary - Simone Natale9. Misfitting in America: Paul Leni, Conrad Veidt, and The Man Who Laughs - Gábor Gergely10. Masculinity and Facial Disfigurement in The Man Who Laughs - Bruce Henderson11. Cinematic Space and Set Design in Paul Leni’s The Last Warning - Bastian Heinsohn12. The Last Warning: Uncertainty, Exploitation, and Horror - Shawn Shimpach

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