The Cinema of Tod Browning
Essays of the Macabre and Grotesque
Edited by
Bernd
Herzogenrath
ISBN
978-0-7864-3447-3
filmography, notes, bibliographies, index
249pp.
softcover
2008
Available for immediate shipment
Description
As a director, actor, writer and producer, Tod Browning was one of the most dynamic Hollywood figures during the birth of commercial cinema. Known for his fantastic collaborations with Lon Chaney in numerous silents, and for directing the horror classic Dracula and the still-controversial Freaks, Browning has been called "the Edgar Allan Poe of the cinema." Despite not entering the profession until he began acting in his early thirties, he went on to helm more than 60 films in a 25-year career. His work continues to influence directors such as David Lynch, John Waters, and Alejandro Jodorowsky.
These essays critically explore such topics as the connection between Browning, Poe and Kant; Browning’s cinematic techniques; disability; masochism; sound and suspense; duality; parenthood; narrative and cinematic trickery; George Melford; surrealism; and the occult. A Browning filmography is included.
About the Author
Bernd Herzogenrath is a professor of American literature and culture and teaches at the University of Hannover and the University of Cologne, Germany.
Other Book(s) by Bernd Herzogenrath Available from McFarland:
Edgar G. Ulmer
 Award Winner
Winner, Rondo Hatton Award
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