- Summary
- How has the German image of the Nazi past changed since the reunification of East and West? And what role have cinema and television played in this process? This intriguing study argues that since 1990, the two media have turned towards inner German experiences of the Third Reich. From intimate portrayals of ordinary Germans and Nazi leaders to immersive spectacles of war and defeat, German film has focused on portraying the Nazi past from within. Stimulating and accessible, combining close readings with broad contextualization, this monograph shows how profoundly cinema and television have transformed collective remembrance of the Third Reich. The first publication on the topic toembrace the two decades since 1990, it provides a comprehensive account of cinema and television productions, presenting case studies of national film events such as Stalingrad (1993) and Downfall (2004), and assessing the influence of international blockbusters from Schindler's List (1993) to The Reader (2008). Targeted at a wide readership, the book will be a central reference point for university teachers offering courses onGerman film or cultural memory, will give guidance to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, and will make a lasting impact on research in the field of German screen cultures. --Provided by publisher.
- Series
- Screen cultures: German film and the visual
Screen cultures.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Bangert, Axel, author.
- Published
- Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2014
- Locale
- Germany
- Contents
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Introduction
1: Close views of private pasts. Shameful exposures: documenting personal stories and family histories
Intimate insights: portraying Nazi leaders and resistance activists
2: Seductive encounters with Nazi perpetrators. Monstrous fascinations: face to face with evil
Homoerotic attractions: inside the Third Reich
3: Immersive spectacles of public pasts. A Hollywood aesthetics of German trauma
Event television and media convergence
4: Unifying legacies of national history? The Holocaust at home
The loss of "heimat"
A heritage of destruction
Conclusion.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.
Introduction -- 1: Close views of private pasts. Shameful exposures: documenting personal stories and family histories -- Intimate insights: portraying Nazi leaders and resistance activists -- 2: Seductive encounters with Nazi perpetrators. Monstrous fascinations: face to face with evil -- Homoerotic attractions: inside the Third Reich -- 3: Immersive spectacles of public pasts. A Hollywood aesthetics of German trauma -- Event television and media convergence -- 4: Unifying legacies of national history? The Holocaust at home -- The loss of "heimat" -- A heritage of destruction -- Conclusion.