Nation and identity in the new German cinema : homeless at home / Inga Scharf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scharf, Inga, 1976-

Series:

Routledge advances in film studies ; 1.

Routledge advances in film studies ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Germany--History.

Motion pictures.

National characteristics, German, in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this original study, Scharf investigates issues of national identity in films of the New German Cinema. Using a cultural studies analysis, Scharf argues that the conflict between this generation of critical filmmakers and their 'German-ness' translate into feature films that construct, and are pervaded by, a sense of ""homelessness"" at home.As the first cultural studies investigation of this cinematic movement, the book challenges existing film studies accounts by analyzing the New German Cinema within its social, temporal, and spatial contexts. Furthermore, with its broad

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Credits; Part I: Setting the Scene; Introduction; 1 Establishing Shot; Part II: Film Analyses; 2 The Unsettling Setting; 3 A Matter of Time; 4 Relative Strangers; Conclusion: The End; Notes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

1-135-89532-5

1-281-45763-9

9786611457631

0-203-89302-6

9780203893029

OCLC:

437213250