Screening Auschwitz Wanda Jakubowska's The Last Stage and the Politics of Commemoration / Marek Haltof.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haltof, Marek, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Performing arts.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book about the early screen representation of Auschwitz-Birkenau deals with the classic Holocaust film made in 1948 in Poland by Auschwitz survivor, director Wanda Jakubowska. The Last Stage (or The Last Stop) is a pioneering work â€" the first narrative film to portray the former Nazi German camp. Haltof discusses Jakubowska's life and career before World War II, her imprisonment during the war, the prominent role that she played in the nationalized postwar Polish cinema, and problems she faced during the script stage. The monograph also discusses the unusual circumstances that surrounded the production of the film at Auschwitz-Birkenau and summarizes critical debates surrounding its release. Screening Auschwitz is the first detailed monograph on this classic Holocaust film. The book incorporates new materials and sources obtained through extensive archival research, and examines the impact of the film on other Holocaust narratives.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Auschwitz-Birkenau Number 43513 13

Chapter 2 "Stalin Was Moved to Tears": The Script 29

Chapter 3 Return to Auschwitz: The Making of the Holocaust Classic 47

Chapter 4 The Film and Its Reception 75

Chapter 5 Fighting Auschwitz: The Heroic Account of the Camp 101

Chapter 6 Representation of the Holocaust in The Last Stage 121

Chapter 7 The Legacy of Wanda Jakubowska 135.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2017: Front list Collection

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 101378

ISBN:

9780810136083