Given that the main core of films examined for Kaes’ scholarly tome are readily available on home video to most readers, they may be viewed along with a reading of the text to either reinforce or refute Kaes’ conclusions and for a deeper understanding of the cultural context of the spawning of the films themselves. As opposed to a legion of worthless academic texts, the book eschews the obfuscating language of wannabe intellectualism in favor of a practical and convincing examination of the cultural and cinematic topics at hand.

Among the supplemental material is an accounting of Weimar cinema available for viewing on DVD home video.

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