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German National Cinema

By Sabine Hake

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2008
ISBN
0415420970, 9780415420976
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2823482 bytes)
Series
National Cinemas
Edition
2
Pages
288\287
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-08-30 12:25:03
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Description

German National Cinema is the first comprehensive history of German film from its origins to the present. In this new edition, Sabine Hake discusses film-making in economic, political, social, and cultural terms, and considers the contribution of Germany's most popular films to changing definitions of genre, authorship, and film form. The book traces the central role of cinema in the nation’s turbulent history from the Wilhelmine Empire to the Berlin Republic, with special attention paid to the competing demands of film as art, entertainment, and propaganda. Hake also explores the centrality of genre films and the star system to the development of a filmic imaginary. This fully revised and updated new edition will be required reading for everyone interested in German film and the history of modern Germany.

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