Download or read book Theodor Adorno and Film Theory written by B. Wall and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the fundamental nature of the filmic object: is it a commodity or is it, can it be, art? What would that mean - can it still matter? This book introduces the thought of Theodor Adorno into film studies to repair the schism that characterizes the field, as historical and cultural modes of analysis displace theoretical and philosophical ones.