{"product_id":"destination-london-9780857458032","title":"Destination London","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe legacy of emigrés in the British film industry, from the silent film era until after the Second World War, has been largely neglected in the scholarly literature. \u003ci\u003eDestination London\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to redress this imbalance. Focusing on areas such as exile, genre, technological transfer, professional training and education, cross-cultural exchange and representation, it begins by mapping the reasons for this neglect before examining the contributions made to British cinema by emigré directors, actors, screenwriters, cinematographers, set designers, and composers. It goes on to assess the cultural and economic contexts of transnational industry collaborations in the 1920s, artistic cosmopolitanism in the 1930s, and anti-Nazi propaganda in the 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003eaddresses one of the historically most neglected topics in exile studies…[The] chapters…are of a very high quality, written in an accessible and engaging style… Hopefully, \u003c\/em\u003eDestination London \u003cem\u003ewill inspire more examinations of German speaking émigré film makers in Britain\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  · \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Journal of Film, Radio and Television\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…the volume not only makes a significant contribution to film history, it also further intervenes in broader contemporary debates on transnationalism in and beyond Germany. The scope of this intervention is drawn out admirably in Bergfelder’s introduction.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonatshefte\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“This anthology addresses a subject which has long needed careful documentation and is one which Bergfelder and Cargnelli… are probably uniquely equipped to deal with. This is a book which genuinely fills a gap (is there any other legitimate reason for a book’s existence?) and in doing so is eminently readable as well as scholarly…there is more work to be done in this field of enquiry but this anthology ensures that the project is well under way.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Journal of British Cinema and Television\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"Rarely have essays in a collection been written so fluently and interesting as is the case here; successful translations from the German add to the overall positive impression. Bergfelder and Cargnelli succeeded in producing a most attractive volume.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  rezens.tfm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eAll the essays of this volume are interesting to read and thoroughly researched. Altogether, they prompt new reflections on aspects of British cinema in the early years of frequent co-production and later during the flow of film personnel escaping the Nazi regime. Moreover, this study clearly outlines how importantly set designers, cameramen, scriptwriters and composers contribute to film production, but they are often ignored because of primary interest in directors and actors\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“Destination London \u003cem\u003eis a welcome and successful contribution to German and British film studies as well as, more generally, to European cultural history… [It] demonstrates convincingly that the work growing out of this often compelled cosmopolitanism is to be taken seriously and at length, for it yielded frequently overlooked contributions to the British film industry and culture more generally.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean History Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction: German-speaking Emigrés and British Cinema, 1925–50: Cultural Exchange, Exile and the Boundaries of National Cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eTim Bergfelder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Life Is a Variety Theatre: E.A. Dupont’s Career in German and British Cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eTim Bergfelder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Geza von Bolvary, Arnold Ridley and ‘Film Europe’\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eLawrence Napper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Inside the Robots’ Castle: Ufa’s English-language Versions in the Early 1930s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eChris Wahl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Flamboyant Realism: Werner Brandes and British International Pictures in the Late 1920s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eKelly Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Famously Unknown: Günther Krampf’s Work as Cinematographer in British Films\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMichael Omasta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘German, or still more horrible thought, Russian – at any rate, it is un-English!’ A Wide Shot of Exile, Emigré and Itinerant Activity in the British Film Industry in the 1930s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAmy Sargeant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Extending Frames and Exploring Spaces: Alfred Junge, Set Design and Genre in British Cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSarah Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Lost in Siberia: Ernö Metzner in Britain \u003ci\u003eLaurie\u003cbr\u003e \tN. Ede\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘Be kvite kviet, everybody, \u003ci\u003eplease\u003c\/i\u003e!’: Paul L. Stein and British Cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eChristian Cargnelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Allegories of Displacement: Conrad Veidt’s British Films\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eGerd Gemünden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e Anton Walbrook: The Continental Consort\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMichael Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/b\u003e From ‘Alien Person’ to ‘Darling Lilli’: Lilli Palmer’s Roles in British Cinema\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eBarbara Ziereis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘You call us “Germans”, you call us “brothers” – but we are not your brothers!’: British Anti-Nazi Films and German speaking Emigrés\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eTobias Hochscherf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 15.\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Mayer: Years of Exile in London\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eBrigitte Mayr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 16.\u003c\/b\u003e Music for the People: Escapism and Social Comment in the Work of Hans May and Ernst Meyer\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eGeoff Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 17.\u003c\/b\u003e I Know Where I’m Going! Hearing Germanic Music in the Scottish Isles\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eK.J. Donnelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 18.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘An Animated Quest for Freedom’: Mátyás Seiber’s Score for \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Canvas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eFlorian Scheding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038916772183,"sku":"9780857458032","price":20.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857458032.jpg?v=1750941927","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/destination-london-9780857458032","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}