German Cinema: Texts in Context / Edition 1

by Marc Silberman

Overview

German Cinema is the first English-language volume to provide a comprehensive historical overview of German film from the silent era to the present, as well as close readings of individual films.

In the history of German cinema, film directors have developed unique visual and narrative responses to the anxieties and excesses of their own times and those of Germany’s past. German Cinema is the first English-language volume to provide a comprehensive historical overview of German film from the silent era to the present, as well as close readings of individual films.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814325605
Publisher:	Wayne State University Press
Publication date:	11/01/1995
Series:	Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Marc Silberman is the author of Heiner Muller: Forschungsberichte zur DDR—Literatur (Rodopi, 1980) and Literature of the Working World: A Study of the Industrial Novel in East Germany (H. Lang, 1976). A professor of German at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he earned his Ph.D. from Indiana University.

Editorial Reviews

Finally, a comprehensive study of the German cinema that offers insightful close readings and contextual analyses to specialists in film and German studies, as well as to a more general readership.

University of Pittsburgh - Sabine Hake

A historical overview of German film from the silent era to the present, presenting close readings of 14 films from five major historical periods of German cinema. Each chapter analyzes a single film, discussing filmmakers' personal styles, genre, and modes of narration, and looks at the wider contexts of film production and reception including political issues and social change. Films include a Nazi propaganda musical, Ernst Lubitsch's Passion, and Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas. Includes film credits for each film, b&w photos, and extensive notes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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