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        The Arts
        October 2015

        Film light

        Meaning and emotion

        by Lara Thompson

        In one of the first monographs of its kind to focus on the aesthetic and emotional impact of lighting in cinema, Lara Thompson looks at the way light informs the cinematic experience, from constructing star identities, sculpting natural light and creating imaginary worlds, to the seductive power of darkness, fading representations of the past and arresting twilight encounters. This groundbreaking and accessible introductory study offers a unique insight into the way illumination has transcended its diffuse functional boundaries and been elevated to a position of narrative and emotional importance, transforming it from an unobtrusive element of film style to an expressive and essential component. It includes analyses of over fifty renowned international films, discussed in inventive and illuminating combinations, from cinema's earliest moments to its most recent digital manifestations, and is essential reading for all those who want to understand what film light means and how it makes us feel. ;

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        November 1996

        Frauen mit Flügel

        Lebensberichte berühmter Pianistinnen. Von Clara Schumann bis Clara Haskil

        by Eva Rieger, Monica Steegmann, Eva Rieger, Monica Steegmann

        Tagebucheintragungen, Briefe, Autobiographien berichten von acht großen Musikerinnenkarrieren: Clara Schumann, Amy Fay, Mathilde Verne, Adelina de Lara, Clara Haskil, Lili Kraus, Rosalyn Tureck und Moura Lympany.

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        The Arts
        September 2009

        The James Bond Phenomenon

        A critical reader (second edition)

        by Derek Cullen

        Sean Connery's tuxedo, Ursula Andress' bikini, Oddjob's bowler hat, and Q's gadgets are just a few defining features of the 007 world examined in The James Bond phenomenon. Drawn from the fields of literary, film, music, and cultural studies, the essays in this collection range from revitalised readings of Ian Fleming's original spy novels to the analysis of Pussy Galore's lesbianism, Miss Moneypenny's filmic feminism, and Pierce Brosnan's techno-fetishism. Together, the essays not only consider the James Bond novels and films in relation to their historical, political, and social contexts from the Cold War period onwards, but also examine the classic Bond canon from an array of theoretical perspectives. This updated and expanded edition features new essays on a range of hot topics, including Daniel Craig's debut as Bond, Playboy magazine's obsession with the 007 lifestyle, Bond's erotic Orientalism, and the rise of 007 video gaming. ;

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        Children's & YA
        February 2014

        Und auch so bitterkalt

        by Schützsack, Lara

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        September 2012

        Dominante

        Vom musikalischen Wunderkind zur Domina

        by Savant, Lara

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        September 2009

        Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof

        Die unbekannte Welt der Abiturienten

        by Fritzsche, Lara

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