Fatih Akin's Cinema and the New Sound of Europe (Paperback)

In Fatih Akın's Cinema and the New Sound of Europe, Berna Gueneli explores the transnational works of acclaimed Turkish-German filmmaker and auteur Fatih Akın. The first minority director in Germany to receive numerous national and international awards, Akın makes films that are informed by Europe's past, provide cinematic imaginations about its present and future, and engage with public discourses on minorities and migration in Europe through his treatment and representation of a diverse, multiethnic, and multilingual European citizenry. Through detailed analyses of some of Akın's key works—In July, Head-On, and The Edge of Heaven, among others—Gueneli identifies Akın's unique stylistic use of multivalent sonic and visual components and multinational characters. She argues that the soundscapes of Akın's films—including music and multiple languages, dialects, and accents—create an "aesthetic of heterogeneity" that envisions an expanded and integrated Europe and highlights the political nature of Akın's decisions regarding casting, settings, and audio. At a time when belonging and identity in Europe is complicated by questions of race, ethnicity, religion, and citizenship, Gueneli demonstrates how Akın's aesthetics intersect with politics to reshape notions of Europe, European cinema, and cinematic history.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Directions in National Cinemas
Release date:	February 2019
Authors:	Berna Gueneli
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	222
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-02445-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > General Promotions
LSN:	0-253-02445-5
Barcode:	9780253024459

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