Ludwig Gesek
Ludwig Gesek (born November 12, 1904 in Vienna ; † January 25, 1994 there ) was an Austrian popular educator, film scholar and writer.
Life
Ludwig Gesek was editor of the magazine "Der gute Film" from 1931 to 1938, and from 1934 to 1938 he was director of the Institute for Film Culture. In 1949 he became editor-in-chief of "Filmkunst", in 1952 general secretary of the Society for Film Studies. From 1955 to 1979 he was managing director of the Austrian Film Archive . Gesek was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery .
Works
Fonts
- Creator of cinematic art. From Asta Nielsen to Walt Disney. Stories about film history . Amandus Edition, Vienna 1948.
- Small encyclopedia of Austrian films . Austrian Society for Film Studies and Film Industry, Vienna 1959.
- Film magic from Vienna. Notes on a history of Austrian film . Austrian Society for Film Studies, Vienna 1966.
- The great illusion. We learn to watch movies . Austrian Society for Film Studies, Communication and Media Research, Vienna 1981.
- Cinema perspectives . Austrian Society for Film Studies, Communication and Media Research, Vienna 1992.
Broadcasts
- Series We talk about film , from 1935 to 1938.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ludwig Gesek in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ludwig Gesek in the Filmarchiv Austria
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gesek, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian popular educator, film scholar and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1994 |
| Place of death | Vienna , Austria |