Jean Epstein, the great unknown amongst the pioneers of independent filmmaking, was also an essential figure in the invention of modern cinema—both as a theorist and as an artist. For the first time, a selection of Epstein's writings on film are published in German in this volume. Nicole Brenez' essay on Epstein contextualizes his achievements.

"Intellectual euphoria is maybe the most outstanding quality of Jean Epstein's writings. In compelling fashion, this book makes his important theoretical oeuvre accessible for the first time in German." - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung