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This collection the first comprehensive English-language study of Leni's life and career offers new insights into his national and international films, his bold forays into scenic design and his transition from German to Hollywood filmmaking.

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"This excellent book fully reinstates Paul Leni's status as one of silent German and American cinema's most inventive filmmakers. The contributors of this volume offer fresh perspectives on his diverse oeuvre which encompassed war films and the avant-garde, horror and comedy, expressionism and naturalism." -Tim Bergfelder, Professor of Film and Director of Internationalisation, Southampton University

Refocus the Films of Paul Leni

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: 05/12/2022
      ISBN13: 9781474454520, 978-1474454520
      ISBN10: 1474454526
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      Book Synopsis
      This collection the first comprehensive English-language study of Leni's life and career offers new insights into his national and international films, his bold forays into scenic design and his transition from German to Hollywood filmmaking.

      Trade Review
      "This excellent book fully reinstates Paul Leni's status as one of silent German and American cinema's most inventive filmmakers. The contributors of this volume offer fresh perspectives on his diverse oeuvre which encompassed war films and the avant-garde, horror and comedy, expressionism and naturalism." -Tim Bergfelder, Professor of Film and Director of Internationalisation, Southampton University

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