Description
Book SynopsisFrom bleak Expressionist works to the edgy political cinema of the New German Cinema and the feel-good Heimat films of the postwar era, Directory of World Cinema: Germany aims to offer a wider film and cultural context for the films that have emerged from Germany – including some of the East German films recently made available to Western audiences for the first time. With contributions by leading academics and emerging scholars in the field, this volume explores the key directors, themes and periods in German film history, and demonstrates how genres have been adapted over time to fit historical circumstances. Rounding out this addition to the Directory of World Cinema series are fifty full-colour stills, numerous reviews and recommendations and a comprehensive filmography.
Trade Review'With lush colour, and black and white film stills and a vast range of film-related synopses, these books are a welcome addition to any film lover’s bookshelf.'
-- Kristina Gottschall, Media International Australia
Table of ContentsIntroduction: German Cinema and the Vicissitudes of History
Film Pioneers
The Films of the Skladanowsky Brothers
Arnold Fanck (1889–1974)
Then and Now: Berlin Symphony, 1927/2002
Festival Focus
The Berlinale: Berlin International Film Festival
Scoring Cinema
The Music Films of Straub/Huillet
Fantastic Film
Adventure Film
Der Heimatfilm
Comedy
Foreigners and Guest-workers
Queer German Cinema
Vergangenheitsbewältigung
Rubble Film
War Film
Historical Drama
Political Drama
The Berlin Wall
