Kino weimarskie i ciąg dalszy
Weimar Cinema and After

Summary/Abstract: A book review of Tomasz Kłys’ "Od Mabusego do Goebbelsa. Weimarskie filmy Fritza Langa i kino niemieckie do roku 1945" ["From Mabuse to Goebbels. Weimar films of Fritz Lang and the German cinema until 1945"] (2013). The book consists of two thematic parts: the films of Fritz Lang until his departure from Germany after the coming of the Nazis and the sound cinema of the period of the Third Reich. There are also two structural layers to the book: a nuanced analysis and interpretations of the films of the German master and descriptions of economic, social and cultural conditions of life in Germany during the Weimar Republic and under Hitler’s rule. At all these levels Kłys demonstrates rich factual knowledge, aesthetic sensitivity, insightful interpretation, and a talent for words. This combined with rich film material analysed by the author, makes Kłys’ book one of the most interesting work in the field of film studies published recently in Poland.

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