ABSTRACT

Hugo Münsterberg's The Photoplay (1916) is one of the first and most important early works of film theory. Münsterberg's work on the emerging art of cinema remains a key document for film scholars, but it has long been out of print. In this new edition, Allan Langdale provides a critical introduction to the seminal text and collects numerous hard-to-find writings on film by Münsterberg.

part I|45 pages

The Psychology of the Photoplay

chapter 3|15 pages

Depth and Movement

chapter 4|10 pages

Attention

chapter 5|10 pages

Memory and Imagination

chapter 6|10 pages

Emotions

part II|97 pages

The Aesthetics of the Photoplay

chapter 7|11 pages

The Purpose of Art

chapter 8|8 pages

The Means of the Various Arts

chapter 9|11 pages

The Means of the Photoplay

chapter 10|12 pages

The Demands of the Photoplay

chapter 11|10 pages

The Function of the Photoplay

chapter |20 pages

Why We Go to the Movies