Hugo Munsterberg on Film: The Photoplay: A Psychological Study and Other Writings

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.

Author: Hugo Münsterberg
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/21/2001
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.96w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780415937078

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2002 pg. 1967

About the Author

Hugo Münsterberg was a psychologist and author of one of the first works of film theory, The Photoplay. AllanLangdale teaches in the Film Studies and Art History departments at the University of California at Santa Barbara.