The uncanny gaze
This study paints a picture of the conflicted early years of the German cinema The author studies pre-World War I narrative films. In the sociopolitical context of Wilhelmine society cinema and film production were able to develop independently from the cultural bourgeoisie and relied on those forces excluded from high 'culture': technology, business, performers, showmen, and actors. In cinema, the dime novel and kitsch were exhibited for all, and the internationalism of modernity prevailed over the prevailing nationalism of the period.
- Creator
- Schlüpmann, Heide