Shell Shock Cinema
| Author | : Anton Kaes |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780691008509 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0691008507 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Shell Shock Cinema by : Anton Kaes
Download or read book Shell Shock Cinema written by Anton Kaes and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Shell Shock Cinema' shows how classical German cinema of the Weimar Republic was haunted by the horrors of World War I & the trauma of Germany's humiliating defeat. Anton Kaes argues that even films which do not depict war reveal a wounded nation in post-traumatic shock.
