Hollywood behind the wall by Daniela Berghahn

Hollywood behind the wall by Daniela Berghahn

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A representative history of East German film culture from 1946 to the present, offering close readings both of DEFA's celebrated classics and of the most acclaimed post-unification films. -- .

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Hollywood behind the wall by Daniela Berghahn

This book is a representative history of East German film culture from 1946 to the present, examining both DEFA's celebrated classics and the most acclaimed post-unification feature films by East German directors. 'Hollywood behind the wall' demonstrates that East German cinema occupies an ambivalent position between German national cinema on the one hand and East European and Soviet cinema on the other. It includes a wide-ranging exploration of post-unification cinema from East Germany, including cult films such as 'Sun Alley' and 'Goodbye, Lenin!' and provides contextualised, close readings of twenty significant films, referencing one hundred and ninety East German films in total, along with numerous West German and East European classics. The book's scope and its critical consideration of archival materials and scholarly literature make it an authoritative compendium for students and scholars of film studies, German studies and modern European history. -- .
Daniela Berghahn is Principal Lecturer in German and Film Studies at Oxford Brookes University
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ISBN 13 9780719061721
ISBN 10 0719061725
Title Hollywood behind the wall
Author Daniela Berghahn
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Year published 2005-07-01
Number of pages 304
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