Between 1961 and 1989, the years of the building and dismantling of
the Berlin Wall, the New German Cinema came into being, the product
of the diverse efforts of West German politicians, West German
filmmakers, and foreign -- chiefly American -- film enthusiasts.
This book takes the story of the New German Cinema beyond its
strictly German context to show its relation to the international
constellations of the Cold War and postcolonial politics.
After a reevaluation of the political and aesthetic atmosphere
of the 1950s and 1960s, John E. Davidson looks at the ways in which
conceptions of "the German" are deployed in important works through
the two generations that followed. His book is the first to examine
the legitimation function of German national cinema not just in
relation to the German history associated with World War II and the
Holocaust, but also within the shifting configuration of
neocolonialism. Here we see how the struggle for colonial
independence necessitated a reconsolidation of the imaginary
community of "the West", and how the creation of a new German
national cinema served this purpose.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Minnesota Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
1999 |
| First published: |
1999 |
| Authors: |
John E. Davidson
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 149 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
216 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8166-2982-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-8166-2982-X |
| Barcode: |
9780816629824 |
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