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1889 - 1966

Siegfried Kracauer

Journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist.

An associate of the Institute for Social Research, better known as the Frankfurt School.

Fun Fact:

Kracauer notably argued that realism is the most important function of cinema.

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Siegfried Kracauer - Wikipedia

"Deconstructing the Jewishness of the Frankfurt School" - The Jewish Daily Forward (2015)