Guido Bagier – Der kommende Film (The Coming Film), 1928

Berlin: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1928. 4to. 119 pp. Original orange cloth with blue modernist typography arranged vertically and horizontally across the front cover. Illustrated with 203 black-and-white photographic reproductions. An early examination of the development and future possibilities of cinema by German film critic and theorist Guido Bagier. Published during a period of significant technological and artistic change in filmmaking, the book considers the achievements of contemporary cinema and its future direction. The numerous photographic illustrations document aspects of film production, cinematic technique, and visual experimentation during the late silent-film era. Very good condition.