{"title":"Anton Kaes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnton Kaes\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the realm of arts and culture, delving into themes that intersect history, society, and visual expression. His works invite readers to engage deeply with cinematic and cultural studies, providing a rich understanding of how art reflects and shapes collective experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough thoughtful analysis and compelling narrative, Kaes's books serve as essential reading for those interested in the critical examination of cultural phenomena. His approach combines scholarly rigour with accessible prose, making complex ideas resonate beyond academic circles.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"m-by-anton-kaes-9781839022913","title":"M","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eM\u003c\/em\u003e by Fritz Lang (1931) is an undisputed classic of world cinema. Lang considered it his most lasting work. Peter Lorre's extraordinary performance as the childlike misfit Hans Beckert was one of the most striking of film debuts, and it made him an international star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLang's vision of a city gripped with fear, haunted by surveillance and total mobilisation, is still remarkably powerful today. Additionally, \u003cem\u003eM\u003c\/em\u003e resonates in the serial-killer genre, which is so prominent in contemporary cinema. \u003cem\u003eM\u003c\/em\u003e speaks to us as a timeless classic, but also as a Weimar film that has too often been isolated from its political and cultural context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, Anton Kaes reconnects \u003cem\u003eM\u003c\/em\u003e's much-studied formal brilliance to its significance as an event in 1931 Germany, recapturing the film's extraordinary social and symbolic energy. By interweaving close reading with cultural history, Kaes reconstitutes \u003cem\u003eM\u003c\/em\u003e as a crucial modernist artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, he analyses Joseph Losey's 1951 film noir remake and, in an appendix, publishes for the first time \u003cem\u003eM\u003c\/em\u003e's missing scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471089778924,"sku":"9781839022913","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839022913-m.jpg?v=1775233803"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/anton-kaes.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}