Screening Nostalgia 100 Years of German Heimat Film Alexandra Ludewig

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ludewig, Alexandra <p>Alexandra Ludewig, University of Western Australia Perth, Australien</p>, Author.

Series:

Film (Transcript (Firm))

Film

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cinema.

Film.

Heimat.

Film History.

Genre History.

Cultural History.

Media Studies.

Local Subjects:

Cinema.

Film.

Heimat.

Film History.

Genre History.

Cultural History.

Media Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (477 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Ludewig, Screening Nostalgia 100 Years of German Heimat Film

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2014

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Alexandra Ludewig (Dr. habil.) holds the positions of Associate Dean (Education) and Convener of German Studies at The University of Western Australia.

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The Heimat film genre, assumed to be outdated by so many, is very much alive.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.

»Die Studie liefert einen profunden Überblick über die filmische Auseinandersetzung mit Heimat und ermöglicht, sich aus der Perspektive des Heimatfilms quellenreich mit der kulturhistorischen Entwicklung Deutschlands auseinanderzusetzen.«

»›Screening Nostalgia‹ untersucht [...] alle möglichen deutschen filmischen Interpretationen von Heimat, zeigt in einem weitgehend chronologischen Panorama Parallelen und Brüche auf, die auf den ersten Blick nicht leicht zu erkennen sind, und findet zahlreiche Indikatoren, die interessante Einblicke in die jeweilige Gesellschaft und Zeit erlauben, der die Filme entstammen.«

Reviewed in: www.kino-zeit.de, 5 (2011), Stefan OttoGERMANISTIK, 52/3-4 (2012)

»Ein bisher nicht möglicher Überblick über Heimat-Vorstellungen, wie und soweit sie sich im Unterhaltungsfilm spiegeln; gleichzeitg erlaubt dieser eine genauere Sicht auf die jeweilige Weltsicht der Zeit.«

Contents:

1 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 7 Introduction 9 1. Heimat-Towards a Definition 19 2. Heimat-Film and Genre 53 3. Mountain Films 75 4. Nazi Heimat Films 133 5. Post-War Heimat Films 175 6. Critical Heimat Films 235 7. Positive (Re-)Discoveries of Heimat 295 8. Ambivalent Heimat Films 361 9. Hyphenated Heimat 389 Conclusion 433 Bibliography 439 Index of Film Directors 473

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783839414620

3839414628

OCLC:

900417336