M
By Anton Kaes
2000
First Published
3.94
Average Rating
104
Number of Pages
This text reconnects M to its significance as an event in 1931 Germany, recapturing the film's extraordinary social and symbolic energy. Interweaving close reading with cultural history, Anton Kaes reconstitutes M as a modernist artwork. He also analyzes Joseph Losey's 1951 film noir remake.
Avg Rating
3.94
Number of Ratings
100
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author
Anton Kaes
Author · 4 books
Anton Kaes is Professor of German and Film & Media at the University of California, Berkeley. He has written and edited numerous books, including Shell Shock Cinema and The Weimar Republic Sourcebook, and is coeditor of the Weimar and Now series.
