From Caligari to Hitler

[Paul Mackin]

Intend to watch, haven't read the book.

For me the earlier sections of GR are the best.  Leni must get a lot of
mansplaining.

On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 4:19 PM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Great recommendation! I watched it last night. Has anyone read the book
> (though it's hard to see how well the material could be appreciated by the
> reader without viewing the clips)?
>
> Laura
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> From: gary webb
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> Sent: Dec 31, 2015 1:57 AM
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> To: "pynchon-l at waste.org"
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> Subject: From Caligari to Hitler
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> I watched a very interesting documentary on Netflix called From Caligari
> to Hitler, based on Siegfried Kracauer's book published in 1947. It is an
> interesting study on Wiemar Cinema, something no doubt Pynchon details in
> his Wiemar passages in Gravity's Rainbow. It no doubt chronicles the greats
> Murnau, Lang, Lubitsch... but also lesser knowns, and a sort-of evolution
> of style from Expressionism to New Objectivity. I've always found Pynchon's
> Franz and Leni Polker, their story, one of the most compelling in Gravity's
> Rainbow...
> -
> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
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