{"title":"Thomas Elsaesser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Elsaesser\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into film history and theory, delving deeply into cinematic art and its cultural significance. His works are essential for readers interested in understanding the complexities of classic and modern cinema through a scholarly lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on landmark films such as \u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e, Elsaesser’s writing combines detailed analysis with broader reflections on visual culture. His books enrich the Arts \u0026amp; Culture category by bridging academic study and passionate appreciation for film as a powerful medium.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"metropolis-by-thomas-elsaesser-9781844575015","title":"Metropolis","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e is a monumental work. On its release in 1925, after sixteen months' filming, it was Germany's most expensive feature film, a canvas for director Fritz Lang's increasingly extravagant ambitions. Lang, inspired by the skyline of New York, created a whole new vision of cities. One of the greatest works of science fiction, the film also tells human stories about love and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Elsaesser explores the cultural phenomenon of \u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e: its different versions (there is no definitive one), its changing meanings, and its role as a database of twentieth-century imagery and ideologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his foreword to this special edition, published to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BFI Film Classics series, Elsaesser discusses the impact of the 27 minutes of 'lost' footage discovered in Buenos Aires in 2008, and incorporated in a restored edition, which premiered in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431604797676,"sku":"9781844575015","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781844575015.jpg?v=1774557505"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/thomas-elsaesser.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}