Siegfried Kracauer | |
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Born | Frankfurt am Main, German Empire (present-day Germany) | February 8, 1889
Died | November 26, 1966 New York City, United States | (aged 77)
Occupation | Journalist, sociologist, film theorist |
Nationality | German |
Literary movement | Frankfurt School |
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Siegfried Kracauer (/ˈkrækaʊ.ər/; German: [ˈkʁakaʊ̯ɐ]; February 8, 1889 – November 26, 1966) was a German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist. He has sometimes been associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. He is notable for arguing that realism is the most important function of cinema.[1]