EISNER, Lotte H. L’Ecran Démoniaque.

(Paris): Eric Losfeld: Le Terrain Vague, 1965.  Edition definitive.  Hardcover.  22.5cm by 16.7cm.  287 pages.  A seminal work of film criticism that explores the aesthetic and thematic characteristics of German Expressionist cinema from the early 20th century.  The book focuses on key directors such as F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu), Fritz Lang (Metropolis, Dr. Mabuse), and Robert Wiene (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari), analyzing how their films visually and thematically conveyed inner turmoil, fatalism, and the supernatural arguing that these films reflected a world of anxiety, distorted reality, and existential dread, often through exaggerated set designs, high-contrast lighting, and stylized performances.  Illustrated throughout.  A very good copy in dust jacket.