From Caligari to Hitler
by Siegfried Kracauerliterary work· published 1947
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From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film is a book by film theorist and writer Siegfried Kracauer, published in 1947. This work of film theory is one of the first major studies of German film between World War I and World War II and is best known for proposing a link between the apolitical and escapist orientation of Weimar-era cinema and later German totalitarianism. Kracauer—known as an important film critic in Germany from the 1920s onward—moved from exile in France to the United States in 1941. Once settled in New York City, he received support from the Rockefeller and Solomon R. Guggenheim foundations to conduct research on Nazi film.
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From Caligari to Hitler was adapted into a 2014 film.
From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses2014 · film · 119 min · dir. Rüdiger Suchsland · IMDb ↗IMDb7.3Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1919, when the Republic of Weimar is born, to 1933, when the Nazis come into power. (Followed by Hitler's Hollywood, 2017.)
