How has the German image of the Nazi past changed since the reunification of East and West Germany? And what role have cinema and television played in this process? This intriguing study argues that since 1990, the two media haveturned toward inner German experiences of the Third Reich. From intimat...

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1. Verfasser:	Bangert, Axel ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Rochester, New York Camden House 2014
Schriftenreihe:	Screen cultures
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1990-2014 National socialism and motion pictures National socialism in motion pictures Nazis in motion pictures Motion pictures / Germany / History / 20th century Motion pictures / Germany / History / 21st century Drittes Reich > Motiv Fernsehsendung Film Nationalsozialismus > Motiv Deutschland
Online-Zugang:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	How has the German image of the Nazi past changed since the reunification of East and West Germany? And what role have cinema and television played in this process? This intriguing study argues that since 1990, the two media haveturned toward inner German experiences of the Third Reich. From intimate portrayals of ordinary Germans and Nazi leaders to immersive spectacles of war and defeat, German film has focused on portraying the Nazi past from within. Stimulating and accessible, combining close readings with broad contextualization, this monograph shows how profoundly cinema and television have transformed collective remembrance of the Third Reich. The first publication on the topic to embrace the two decades since 1990, it provides a comprehensive account of cinema and television productions, presenting case studies of national film events such as Stalingrad (1993) and Downfall (2004), andassessing the influence of international blockbusters from Schindler's List (1993) to The Reader (2008). Targeted at a wide readership, the book will be a central reference point for university teachers offering courses on German film or cultural memory, will give guidance to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, and will make a lasting impact on research in the field of German screen cultures. Axel Bangert holds a doctorate from the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge. Previously a Junior Research Fellow at Homerton College, Cambridge, he is an Adjunct Professor at New York University Berlin where he teaches German Cinema Studies
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2023) Introduction -- 1: Close views of private pasts. Shameful exposures: documenting personal stories and family histories -- Intimate insights: portraying Nazi leaders and resistance activists -- 2: Seductive encounters with Nazi perpetrators. Monstrous fascinations: face to face with evil -- Homoerotic attractions: inside the Third Reich -- 3: Immersive spectacles of public pasts. A Hollywood aesthetics of German trauma -- Event television and media convergence -- 4: Unifying legacies of national history? The Holocaust at home -- The loss of "heimat" -- A heritage of destruction -- Conclusion
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xii, 199 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781782044192
DOI:	10.1017/9781782044192