Motion picture production, distribution, exhibition and reception
has always been a transnational phenomenon, yet East Germany,
situated at the edge of the post-war Iron Curtain, separated by a
boundary that became materialized in the Berlin Wall in 1961,
resembles nothing if not an island, a protected space where film
production developed under the protection of government subsidy and
ideological purity. This volume proposes on the contrary that the
GDR cinema was never just a monologue. Rather, its media landscape
was characterized by constant dialogue, if not competition, with
both the capitalist West and socialist East. These thirteen essays
reshape DEFA cinema studies by exploring international networks,
identifying lines of influence beyond national boundaries and
recognizing genre qualities that surpass the temporal and spatial
confines. The international team of film specialists present
detailed analyses of over fifty films, including fiction features,
adaptations of literary classics, children's films, documentaries,
and examples from genres such as music, sci-fi, Westerns and crime
films. With contributions by Sean Allan, Hunter Bivens, Benita
Blessing, Barton Byg, Jaimey Fisher, Sabine Hake, Nick Hodgin,
Manuel Koeppen, Anke Pinkert, Larson Powell, Brad Prager, Marc
Silberman, Stefan Soldovieri, andHenning Wrage.
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