Siegfried Kracauer’s Film Theory in Contemporary Reception
摘要
The article deals with the different stages of Kracauer’s preoccupation with film, from the film and cultural criticism of the Weimar Republic to the film historiography in From Caligari to Hitler in 1947 to Theory of Film in 1960, also revealing its contradictions. His film theory is examined both in terms of its contemporary reception and its significance today.