Running on Failure: Post-Politics, Democracy and Parapraxis in Thomas Elsaesser´s Film Theory Drehli Robnik July 2010 Feature Articles With a long and distinguished body of writing to his name, Thomas Elsaesser is justly recognised as one of the foremost film historians and critical theorists of his generation. Drehli Robnik examines the rich tapestry of ideas that informs his work.