Cabinet of Dr Caligari [VHS]
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-02-14 Summary: A Chilling Introduction ... One of the first silent films I ever saw (and still a personal favorite) this film proved to me that silents can have as much visual presence and atmosphere as more recent films. I've been a big fan of German expressionism ever since. The odd angular sets and liberal use of shadows create a world that correspondingly odd characters live in: a killer Somnambulist, a madman of the fairgrounds, not to mention the inhabitants of an insane asylum. The plot is by no means straightforward. The players have such skewed psyches, ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-15 Summary: Excellent version of classic film. ... Compared to a free version I saw on the web, this Image version is a masterpiece. The titles follow the expressionism of the film and appear authentic although they were added later. The music score is errie, blending in perfectly with the weird atmosphere. The audio essay is fabulous giving background information about the era, the visual effects, and the plot. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Amazon.com | A milestone of the silent film era and one of the first "art films" to gain international acclaim, this eerie German classic from 1919 remains the most prominent example of German expressionism in the emerging art of the cinema. Stylistically, the look of the film's painted sets--distorted perspectives, sharp angles, twisted architecture--was designed to reflect (or express) the splintered psychology of its title character, a sinister figure who uses a lanky somnambulist (Conrad Veidt) as a circus...more

The City: Suggestions for Investigation of Human Behavior in the Urban Environment (Heritage of Sociology Series)
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | The City , first published in 1925 and reprinted here in its entirety, is a cross-section of concerns of the Chicago urban school during the period of its most intense activity. Park and Burgess realized that ecological and economic factors were converted into a social organization by the traditions and aspirations of city dwellers. In their efforts to achieve objectivity, these sociologists never lost sight of the values that propel human beings. "It is a classic which remains relevant...more

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