New directions in German cinema
By: edited by Paul Cooke and Chris Homewood
Series: Tauris world cinema series; Tauris world cinema series
Publisher: I.B. Tauris; I. B. Tauris
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781848859081; 9781848859074
Subjects: Motion pictures; German Motion pictures; History and criticism
Description: Having been in the doldrums since the 1980s. German language cinema is again attracting attention at home and abroad with now regualr Oscar nominations and wins for the linkes of 'Downfall' and 'The lives of others', as well as attention at all the main international festivals. 'New directions in German cinema' explores German language cinema's developments since 2000. This title examines just what German language film has to offer, from the evolution of the so-called 'heritage films' which dominate the country's mainstream and which examine Germany's problematic pasts, to those which focus on the contemporary social reality of the Berlin Republic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-300) and index.