Siegfried Kracauer | |
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 A young Siegfried Kracauer | |
| Born | February 8, 1889 Frankfurt am Main, German Empire (present-day Germany) |
| Died | November 26, 1966 (aged 77) New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Journalist, sociologist, film theorist |
| Nationality | German |
| Literary movement | Frankfurt School |
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Siegfried Kracauer (/ˈkrækaʊ.ər/; German: [ˈkʁakaʊ̯ɐ]; February 8, 1889 – November 26, 1966) was a German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist. He has sometimes been associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. He is notable for arguing that realism is the most important function of cinema.[1]
- ^ Dudley Andrew, The Major Film Theories: An Introduction, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1976, Part II.