Framing the fifties :: cinema in a divided Germany /

The demise of the New German Cinema and the return of popular cinema since the 1990s have led to a renewed interest in the postwar years and the complicated relationship between East and West German cinema in particular. A survey of the 1950s, as offered here for the first time, is therefore long ov...

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Other Authors: Davidson, John E. (Editor), Hake, Sabine, 1956- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.
Series:Film Europa ; v. 4.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The demise of the New German Cinema and the return of popular cinema since the 1990s have led to a renewed interest in the postwar years and the complicated relationship between East and West German cinema in particular. A survey of the 1950s, as offered here for the first time, is therefore long overdue. Moving beyond the contempt for ""Papa's Kino"" and the nostalgia for the fifties found in much of the existing literature, this anthology explores new uncharted territories, traces hidden connections, discovers unknown treasures, and challenges conventional interpretations. Informed by cultu.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 250 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index.
Includes filmography: pages 236-244.
ISBN:9780857455413
0857455419

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