Film and the Holocaust : new perspectives on dramas, documentaries, and experimental films / Aaron Kerner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerner, Aaron.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Continuum, 2011.

Summary:

When representing the Holocaust, the slightest hint of narrative embellishment strikes contemporary audiences as somehow a violation against those who suffered under the Nazis. This anxiety is, at least in part, rooted in Theodor Adorno's dictum that "To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric." And despite the fact that he later reversed his position, the conservative opposition to all "artistic" representations of the Holocaust remains powerful, leading to the insistent demand that it be represented, as it really was . And yet, whether it's the girl in the red dress or a German soldier belt

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The Realistic Imperative; 3. The Holocaust as Dramatic Spectacle; 4. Defiance and Resistance; 5. Holocaust Comedies?; 6. Sadism and Sexual Deviance; 7. Body Genres I: Melodramatic Holocaust Films; 8. Body Genres II: Pornography and Exploitation; 9. Body Genres III: The Horror Genre and the Holocaust; 10. Holocaust Documentaries I: Telling It Like It Really Was; 11. Holocaust Documentaries II: Testimonials; 12. Holocaust Documentaries III: Personal Documentaries; 13. Holocaust Documentaries IV: The Poetic Documentary

14. Experimental Films I: Rituals of Memory15. Experimental Films II: Lost and Found (Footage); Notes; Filmography; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613122353

9781441183897

1441183892

9781283122351

1283122359

9781441108937

1441108939

OCLC:

727649567