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Siegfried Kracauer (German writer, journalist, sociologist and cultural critic)

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Kracauer, Siegfried
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Date of birth
1889-02-08
Place of birth
Frankfurt am Main
Date of death
1966-11-26
Place of death
New York

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Siegfried Kracauer (; German: [ˈkʁakaʊ̯ɐ]; February 8, 1889 – November 26, 1966) was a German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist. He has sometimes been associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. He is notable for arguing that realism is the most important function of cinema.

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