I am quite familiar with the works of Kluge, and was both intrigued and excited to read this book. I came away from my reading of this book disappointed and thinking that I could have written this in less than one day. Unfortunately, and I regret that I have to say this because too little is written on interesting people like Kluge, there is nothing new here to those of us who know Kluge's work and something about his history in German cinema and public television. This is probably a fine book for freshman to consult in an introduction to german cinema class, but I was under the impression that this book was in the series because it was aimed at a professional or graduate school audience. Sorry I can't be more positive, but I wouldn't spend my money on this one.