A true cinematic pioneer, Fritz Lang began his film career as a writer and director of silent movies in Germany between the World Wars. His early films, such as Dr. Mabuse, Metropolis, and his first "talkie," "M", have become classics, and positioned him as a leading light in the German film industry in the early 1930s. Fleeing from the Nazis in 1933, Lang went to Hollywood, where he earned legendary status for such films as Man Hunt, The Big Heat, and While the City Sleeps, movies that did much to define the look of film noir. His influence on such filmmakers as Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, and others is unmistakable. This major retrospective book is copiously illustrated with film stills and photographs from his films as well as from his private life. It includes detailed information about his life and work in both Berlin and Hollywood, and will be the most extensive consideration of his oeuvre to date.
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This review is from: Fritz Lang. His Life and Work. Photographs and Documents. (Hardcover)
This is a brilliant large-format book. It charts the Jewish/Austrian film director's traumatic flight from Nazi Berlin in 1933 to Paris, then to permanent exile in Hollywood. We witness his struggles with moguls, producers, actors and crew who were unable to cope with his innate perfectionism. His life and his films are inextricably entwined. The detailed text is backed by relevant documents: unstamped passports, love-letters to and from Marlene Dietrich, scrawled film notes, reports of witch- hunts, and stunning photographs of Lang at work on his many films. The book is a fitting tribute to our Last Dinosaur. I highly recommend it to everyone who loves films.
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