Future Imperfect: Science  Fiction  Film
Publisher: Bertz + Fischer
Published: Sep 01, 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9783865052490
Description: This volume, published on the occasion of the Retrospective at the Berlin International Film Festival, presents essays by contributors from around the world that explore the science fiction genre beyond the world of American cinema. Taking the long American tradition and particularties of the genre as a point of departure, the essays in this volume explore the heyday of East European science fiction film, the place of the science fiction film in German film history, and the positioning of the European auteur film in relation to the genre.