Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. EDITOR'S NOTE xiii
5. INTRODUCTION TO THE 2004 EDITION: REREADING KRACAUER xv
6. PREFACE li
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. THE ARCHAIC PERIOD
9. 1. PEACE AND WAR 15
10. 2. FOREBODINGS 28
11. 3. GENESIS OF UFA 35
12. THE POST WAR PERIOD
13. 4. THE SHOCK OF FREEDOM 43
14. 5. CALIGARI 61
15. 6. PROCESSION OF TYRANTS 77
16. 7. DESTINY 88
17. 8. MUTE CHAOS 96
18. 9. CRUCIAL DILEMMA 107
19. 10. FROM REBELLION TO SUBMISSION 115
20. THE STABILIZED PERIOD
21. 11. DECLINE 131
22. 12. FROZEN GROUND 138
23. 13.THE PROSTITUTE AND THE ADOLESCENT 153
24. 14.THE NEW REALISM 165
25. 15. MONTAGE 181
26. 16.BRIEF REVEILLE 190
27. THE PRE-HITLER PERIOD
28. 17. SONGS AND ILLUSIONS 203
29. 18. MURDERER AMONG US 215
30. 19.TIMID HERESIES 223
31. 20. FOR A BETTER WORLD 232
32. 21. NATIONAL EPIC 251
33. SUPPLEMENT PROPAGANDA AND THE NAZI WAR FILM
34. 1. NAZI VIEWS AND MEASURES 275
35. 2. FILM DEVICES 277
36. 3. THE SWASTIKA WORLD 280
37. 4. SCREEN DRAMATURGY 288
38. 5.CONFLICT WITH REALITY 297
39. NOTE ON THE INACCURACIES 309
40. BIBLIOGRAPHY 315
41. UPDATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 327
42. NAME INDEX 333
43. FILM INDEX 339