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Klaus Kreimeier
Traum und Exzess
Dreams and Extremes
The Cultural History of Early Cinema
414 pages. Hardcover
Publication date: September 26, 2011
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When still images started to move, the world around them was also set in
motion. Klaus Kreimeier shows how the story of early cinema is intertwined with
the cultural history of its time.
Cinema is the leading art form of the industrial age. But in order for an audience’s dreams to
be brought to life on the big screen there is an enormous amount of technology, capital and
logistical planning required. The triumphant success of cinema is far more than the assertion
of a new medium – it has fundamentally transformed our perception of reality.
Klaus Kreimeier presents the story of cinema's heroic burgeoning years as a pivotal chapter
in the history of our modern world: from the very first cinematic experiments to the feature-length
epics of the age of silent movies and from the travelling picture houses of the
fairground to today's metropolitan multiplexes. Compiled by one of the foremost authorities
on early cinematic history, this book is a treasure trove of information, not only for film
enthusiasts.
Klaus Kreimeier
born in 1938, was Professor of Media Studies at Siegen University until 2004. The UFA Story:
A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company was published by Hanser in 1992
and remains an international standard reference work to this day.
Sales to Foreign Countries
Die UFA Story: USA (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), F (Flammarion)