German national cinema
By: Sabine Hake.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: National cinemas
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780415420976; 9780415420983
Subjects: Motion pictures -- Germany -- History; Motion picture industry -- Germany -- History
Description: "German National Cinema is the first comprehensive history of German film from its origins to the present. In this new edition, Sabine Hake discusses film-making in economic, political, social, and cultural terms, and considers the contribution of Germany's most popular films to changing definitions of genre, authorship, and film form." "The book traces the central role of cinema in the nation's turbulent history from the Wilhelmine Empire to the Berlin Republic, with special attention paid to the competing demands of film as art, entertainment, and propaganda. Hake also explores the centrality of genre films and the star system to the development of a filmic imaginary."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.