Werner Hochbaum’s Forgotten Austrian Masterwork: Visual Experimentation, Proto-noir and the Hitchcock Connection in The Eternal Mask (1935) Robert von Dassanowsky July 2020 Feature ArticlesSince the clerico-authoritarian regime, often referred to as ‘Austrofascism’ (1933–38), which arose through Chancellor Dollfuss and his Fatherland Front movement to suppress real and anticipated threats to Aust...
Billy Wilder, Movie-Maker: Critical Essays on the Films edited by Karen McNally Robert von Dassanowsky June 2011 Book ReviewsCritical study of the oeuvre of Billy Wilder is still surprisingly scant almost a decade following his death. Rather than cogent analysis that reaches beyond the director’s often self-deprecating commentary, st...
You Know My Name: On Beginnings and Replications in the New Bond Robert von Dassanowsky and Jeffrey Bunzendahl May 2008 Feature ArticlesThe success of Casino Royale has radically re-energised and redefined perceptions of the long-standing 007 franchise. The authors offer some unexpected insights about the ever-developing James Bond stories.
“You Wouldn’t Even Believe What Your Eyes Can See”: Cinema’s Messianism and Fascist Reflection in John Schlesinger’s The Day of the Locust Robert von Dassanowsky May 2006 Feature ArticlesThis 1975 adaptation of Nathaniel West’s celebrated novel has in course of time fallen into a state of anonymity. This article reassesses its languishing reputation and finds much of merit in the film’s thematic and visual treatment of the novel.
Forst, Willi Robert von Dassanowsky May 2006 Great Directors b. Wilhelm Anton Frohs b. 7 April, 1903, Vienna, Austria-Hungary d. 11 August, 1980, Vienna, Austria Filmography Select Bibliography Web Resources A specific blend of historical and aestheti...
Kolm-Fleck, Louise Robert von Dassanowsky October 2004 Great Directors b. Louise (aka Luise) Veltée b. August 1, 1873, Vienna, Austria-Hungary d. March 15, 1950, Vienna, Austria Filmography Select Bibliography Web Resources While France's Alice Guy's (1876–1968) ro...
