
Screening Nostalgia
100 Years of German Heimat Film
Alexandra Ludewig(Author)
transcript (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. March 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
476 pages
978-3-8376-1462-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Heimat film genre, assumed to be outdated by so many, is very much alive. Who would have thought that this genre - which has been almost unanimously denounced within academic circles, but which seems to resonate so deeply with the general public - would experience a renaissance in the 21st century? The genre's recent resurgence is perhaps due less to an obsession with generic storylines and stereotyped figures than to a basic human need for grounding that has resulted in a passionate debate about issues of past and present. This book traces the history of the Heimat film genre from the early mountain films to Fatih Akin's contemporary interpretations of Heimat.
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»>Screening Nostalgia< untersucht [...] alle möglichen deutschen filmischen Interpretationen von Heimat, zeigt in einem weitgehend chronologischen Panorama Parallelen und Brüche auf, die auf den ersten Blick nicht leicht zu erkennen sind, und findet zahlreiche Indikatoren, die interessante Einblicke in die jeweilige Gesellschaft und Zeit erlauben, der die Filme entstammen.«More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bielefeld
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
669 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8376-1462-6 (9783837614626)
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Person
Alexandra Ludewig (Dr. habil.) holds the positions of Associate Dean (Education) and Convener of German Studies at The University of Western Australia.