Lexicon of Global Melodrama / edited by Heike Paul [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Paul, Heike, editor.

Series:

Global sentimentality ; Volume 1.

Global Sentimentality ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences.

Melodrama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 pages).

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, 2022.

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Paul Heike : Heike Paul (Prof. Dr.), geb. 1968, ist Lehrstuhlinhaberin für Amerikanistik an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Forschungsaufenthalte und Gastprofessuren führten sie nach Cambridge (MA), Los Angeles (CA) und Hanover (NH). Sie ist u.a. Sprecherin des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs »Das Sentimentale in Literatur, Kultur und Politik« und erhielt 2018 den Leibniz-Preis.Gerund Katharina : Katharina Gerund (Dr. phil.) ist Amerikanistin an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind transatlantischer Kulturaustausch und kulturelle Mobilität, US-amerikanische Populärkultur sowie afroamerikanische Geschichte, Literatur und Kultur.

Summary:

This new go-to reference book for global melodrama assembles contributions by experts from a wide range of disciplines, including cultural studies, film and media studies, gender and queer studies, political science, and postcolonial studies. The melodramas covered in this volume range from early 20th century silent movies to contemporary films, from independent ›arthouse‹ productions to Hollywood blockbusters. The comprehensive overview of global melodramatic film in the Lexicon constitutes a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners of film, teachers, film critics, and anyone who is interested in the past and present of melodramatic film on a global scale. The Lexicon of Global Melodrama includes essays on All That Heaven Allows, Bombay, Casablanca, Die Büchse der Pandora, In the Mood for Love, Nosotros los Pobres, Terra Sonâmbula, and Tokyo Story.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Content

Introduction

A Drunkard's Reformation (1909) / Tom Gunning

Tom Gunning / Markus Heide

Blind Husbands (1919) / Kay Kirchmann

Applause (1929) / Stefanie Diekmann

Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora, 1929) / Sophie Johanna Schweiger

The Blue Angel (Der blaue Engel, 1930) / Lars Nowak

Ganga Bruta (1933) / Ana M. López

Masquerade in Vienna (Maskerade, 1934) / Robert Dassanowsky

Modern Times (1936) / Jan-Niklas Jäger

Bewitching Kisses (Besos brujos, 1937) / Laura Podalsky

Heimat (1938) / Alexandra Ludewig

Gone with the Wind (1939) / Heike Paul

Casablanca (1942) / Kay Kirchmann

Mashenka (Машенька, 1942) / Maria Belodubrovskaya

Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du paradis, 1945) / Chiara Tognolotti

Nosotros los pobres (1948) / Matthew Bush

Chains (Catene, 1949) / Lucia Cardone

Tokyo Story (東京物語, Tōkyō Monogatari, 1953) / Alexander Knoth

House of Ricordi (Casa Ricordi, 1954) / Louis Bayman

The Night of the Hunter (1955) / Christian Krug

All that Heaven Allows (1955) / Elisabeth Bronfen

The Word (Ordet, 1955) / Amanda Doxtater

Violent Playground (1958) / Christian Krug

Hiroshima mon amour (1959) / Axelle Germanaz

Imitation of Life (1959) / Karin Esders

Oyster Girl (蚵女,Ke nü, 1963) / Pei-yin Lin

A Patch of Blue (1965) / Simon Dickel

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) / Katharina Gerund

Dark of the Sun (1968) / Ivo Ritzer

Love Story (1970) / Heike Paul

The Legend of the Red Lantern (红灯记, Hongdeng ji, 1970) / Shuangting Xiong

Ariana (אריאנה, 1971) / Sigal Yona

Insiang (1976) / Thomas Morsch

Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) / Rama Srinivasan

The Smoking Fish (El pez que fuma, 1977) / Sophie Dufays

An Unmarried Woman (1978) / Florian Mundhenke

The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun, 1979) / Werner C. Barg

Ticket of No Return (Bildnis einer Trinkerin, 1979) / Stefanie Diekmann

Babylon (1980) / Nathaniel Weisberg

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (Dorian Gray im Spiegel der Boulevardpresse, 1984) / Katharina Sykora

The Official Story (La historia oficial, 1985) / Carla Marcantonio

Where Is the Friend's House? (Khane-ye doust kodjast, 1987) / Lorenz Engell

Little Vera (Маленькая Вера, Malen'kaia Vera, 1988) / Oleksandr Zabirko

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) / Sandra Folie

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, 1988) / Rama Srinivasan

Coming Out (1989) / Thomas Preston

Living in Bondage, Part I (1992) and II (1993) / Alessandro Jedlowski

Farewell My Concubine (霸王別姬, Bawang bie ji, 1993) / Michael Höckelmann

The Piano (1993) / Heike Paul

In the Heat of the Sun (陽光燦爛的日子, Yángguāng Cànlàn De Rìzi, 1994) / Rui Kunze

Bombay (1995) / Annika McPherson

The Bridges of Madison County (1995) / Heike Paul

Kikujiro (菊次郎の夏, Kikujirō no natsu, 1999) / Jana Aresin

Water Drops on Burning Rocks (Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes, 2000) / Cornelia Ruhe, Thomas Wortmann

Erin Brockovich (2000) / Sarah Marak

In the Mood for Love (花樣年華, Fa yeung nin wa, 2000) / Norbert M. Schmitz

Moulin Rouge! (2001) / Nicole Wiedenmann

Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Sad (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, 2001) / Mita Banerjee

Devdas ( 2002) / Vijay Mishra

Destiny Has No Favorites (El destino no tiene favoritos, 2003) / O. Hugo Benavides

Monsieur Ibrahim (Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran, 2003) / Karen A Ritzenhoff

Osuofia in London, Part I (2003) and II (2004) / Uchenna Onuzulike

Brokeback Mountain (2005) / Katharina Gerund

Rang De Basanti ( 2006) / Bhaskar Sarkar

The Yacoubian Building ('Imārat Ya'qūbīān, 2006) / Thomas Demmelhuber

Lust, Caution (色, 戒, Sè, Jiè, 2007) / Ioana Uricaru

Shanghai Baby (2007) / Sandra Folie

Sleepwalking Land (Terra Sonâmbula, 2007) / Peter J. Maurits

The Blind Side (2009) / Birgit Hebel-Bauridl

Invictus (2009) / Sarah Marak

The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos, 2009) / Sophie Dufays

Jaffa ( כלת הים , Kalat Hayam, 2009) / Yael Munk

Pumzi (2009) / Moira Marquis

Anchor Baby (2010) / Claudia Hoffmann

Even the Rain (También la Iluvia, 2010) / Teresa Hiergeist

Melancholia (2011) / Marius Henderson

Laurence Anyways (2012) / Marius Henderson, Nele Sawallisch

The Cut (2014) / Claudia Breger

The Theory of Everything (2014) / David Eisler

Eye in the Sky (2015) / Karen A. Ritzenhoff

Masaan (2015) / Meheli Sen

The Salesman (Forushandeh, 2016) / Pedram Partovi

Jackie (2016) / Stefanie Schäfer

The Nest of the Turtledove (Гніздо горлиці, Hnizdo horlytsi, 2016) / Roman Dubasevych

Cold War (Zimna wojna, 2018) / Mirja Lecke

Rafiki (2018) / Claudia Böhme

Elevator Baby (2019) / Adedayo Abah

The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (A vida invisível, 2019) / Oliver Fahle

Joker (2019) / Carolin Lano

Hamilton (2020) / Elisabeth Anker

No Hard Feelings/FUTUR DREI (2020) / Simoné Goldschmidt-Lechner, Aidan Riebensahm, Arpana Aischa Berndt

Suggestions for Further Reading

Contributors

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783839459737

3839459737