Screen LibraryScreening nostalgia : 100 years of German Heimat film /
The Heimat film genre, assumed to be outdated by so many, is very much alive. Who would have thought that this genre - which has been almost unanimously denounced within academic circles, but which seems to resonate so deeply with the general public - would experience a renaissance in the 21st centu...
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transcript Verlag,
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| Publisher Address: | Bielefeld : |
| Publication Dates: |
2014. ©2011 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Film
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| Summary: |
The Heimat film genre, assumed to be outdated by so many, is very much alive. Who would have thought that this genre - which has been almost unanimously denounced within academic circles, but which seems to resonate so deeply with the general public - would experience a renaissance in the 21st century? The genre's recent resurgence is perhaps due less to an obsession with generic storylines and stereotyped figures than to a basic human need for grounding that has resulted in a passionate debate about issues of past and present. This book traces the history of the Heimat film genre from the early mountain films to Fatih Akin's contemporary interpretations of Heimat. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (476 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783839414620 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | PN1995 |
| CLC: | J974.9-151.6 |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements / Introduction -- 1. Heimat Towards a Definition -- 2. Heimat Film and Genre -- 3. Mountain Films -- 4. Nazi Heimat Films -- 5. Post War Heimat Films -- 6. Critical Heimat Films -- 7. Positive (Re )Discoveries of Heimat -- 8. Ambivalent Heimat Films -- 9. Hyphenated Heimat -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Film Directors. |