Veit Harlan [electronic resource] : The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker /
Noack, Frank,1961-author.
Veit Harlan (1899-1964) was one of Germany's most controversial and loathed directors. The first English-language biography of the notorious director, Veit Harlan presents an in-depth portrait of the man who is arguably the only Nazi filmmaker with a distinct authorial style and body of work.
Specialized.
Veit Harlan (1899-1964) was one of Germany's most controversial and loathed directors. The first English-language biography of the notorious director, Veit Harlan presents an in-depth portrait of the man who is arguably the only Nazi filmmaker with a distinct authorial style and body of work.
Specialized.
Originally published as Veit Harlan: "des Teufels Regisser" by Belleville (München) in 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author's note -- Introduction: Individualist in a totalitarian state -- Part 1. The father -- The son -- Youth culture -- Lights, camera, action -- Kunz versus Cohn -- The interview -- Telling others how to act -- Learning the alphabet -- Prestige -- Politics -- The girl in the water -- Adultery -- Part 2. The trap -- The catastrophe of success -- Blood and soil -- The German soul -- Frenzy -- Opfergang -- Perseverance -- Part 3. In the ruins of the reich -- The trial -- The second trial -- Heimatfilm noir -- Exile -- Youth culture revisited -- Exhaustion -- Epilogue: "Hitler, Harlan, Honecker" -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Quotes on Harlan.
Description based on print version record.
Harlan, Veit, 1899-1964.
National socialism and motion pictures.
Motion picture producers and directors