Book: "Weimar Cinema (1919-1933): Prelude to a Nightmare World"

The new book of the Greek Association of Film Critics, in the context of the 38th Panorama

The Panorama of European Cinema, in collaboration with the Greek Association of Film Critics, present the collector's edition "Weimar Cinema (1919-1933): Prelude to a Nightmare World", a collective proposal to study an entire defining era of European cinema through eighteen of its emblematic films, in the light of their historical, political and cultural imprint.

The overall framing and editing of the publication, the anthology of the texts, the prologue and the idea for the cover belong to Christos Skillakos, film critic and vice-president of the Greek Association of Film Critics, while the introduction is written by the artistic director of the Panorama of European Cinema, Ninos Feneck Mikelidis.

This collector's edition will be released with two different covers.

Articles were contributed by the following members of the Greek Association of Films Critics: Kallitsa Vlachou, Giannis N. Gakidis, Giannis Grosdanis, Iraklis Karabatos, Dimitris Kechris, Dimitra Kyrillou, Vasilis Maltas, Ninos Fenek Mikelidis, Paris Mnimatidis, Dimitris Babas, Konstantinos Blathras, Alexandros Papageorgiou, George Papadimitriou, Kalliopi Putouroglou, Giannis Raouzaios, Zoe-Myrto Rigopoulou, Christos Skyllakos, Giannis Frangoulis.

The eighteen films for which original critical texts were written, especially for this edition, are: ., Robert Wiene (1920), Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam, Paul Wegener (1920), Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, Fritz Lang (1922), Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens, F. W. Murnau (1922), Die Straße, Karl Grune (1923), Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination, Arthur Robison (1923), Das Wachsfigurenkabinett, Paul Leni / Leo Birinski (1924), Der Letzte Mann, F. W. Murnau (1924), Varieté, Ewald André Dupont (1925), Metropolis, Fritz Lang (1927), Asphalt, Joe May (1929), Die Büchse der Pandora, Georg Wilhelm Pabst (1929), Der Blaue Engel, Josef von Sternberg (1930), Die 3 Groschen-Oper, Georg Wilhelm Pabst (1931), Kameradschaft, Georg Wilhelm Pabst (1931), M, Fritz Lang (1931), Mädchen in Uniform, Leontine Sagan (1931), Kuhle Wampe, oder: Wem gehört die Welt?, Slatan Dudow / Bertolt Brecht (1932).