Studying German cinema /
Hoffgen, Maggie.
Leighton Buzzard : Auteur,
2009.
"Taking a text-led, chronological approach, Studying German Cinema is directed at non-specialists such as students of German, film studies, and the general reader with an interest in German cinema seeking a useful primer to the subject."--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-219) and index.
Master narratives : Caligari (1919), Nosferatu (1922) and Metropolis (1926) -- The sounds of late Weimar : Der blaue Engel (The blue angel, 1930) -- In the service of ideology : Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the will, 1934) -- Shadows of World War II : Die Mörder sind unter uns (The murderers are among us, 1946) -- Real existing socialism : Spur der Steine (Traces of stones, 1965) -- Independent minds : Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (Aguirre, wrath of God, 1972) -- The personal is political : Angst essen Seele auf (Fear eats the soul, 1974) -- A political fairy tale : Die Blechtrommel (The tin drum, 1979) -- Memory work : Heimat (1984) -- Berlin : spiritual unification : Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of desire, 1986) -- Berlin : new energies : Lola rennt (Run Lola run, 1998) -- Representing a dictator : Der Untergang (Downfall, 2004) -- Crossing boundaries : Gegen die Wand (Head-on, 2004) -- The other Germany : Das Leben der Anderen (The lives of others, 2006).
"Taking a text-led, chronological approach, Studying German Cinema is directed at non-specialists such as students of German, film studies, and the general reader with an interest in German cinema seeking a useful primer to the subject."--P. [4] of cover.
Motion pictures