Weimar under the palms : Pacific Palisades, German exiles, and the invention of Hollywood / Thomas Blubacher ; translated by Elisabeth Lauffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blubacher, Thomas, 1967- Author.

Contributor:

Lauffer, Elisabeth, translator.

Standardized Title:

Weimar unter Palmen. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/1f79c892-49a9-6d9d-a772-e4296dc5b88f

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germans--United States--Intellectual life--20th century.

Germans.

Expatriate motion picture producers and directors--United States.

Expatriate motion picture producers and directors.

Motion picture producers and directors--Germany.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Exiles' writings, German--History and criticism.

Exiles' writings, German.

Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century.

Motion picture industry.

Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Intellectual life.

Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Physical Description:

205 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Waltham, MA : Brandeis University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"From the end of the 1920s, German and Austrian filmmakers settled in Pacific Palisades, followed by cultural and intellectual giants of the Weimar Republic turning the Palisades into a "Weimar under palm trees". While many were successful in exile, others felt as if they were in a "sun prison" far from home. Thomas Blubacher tells of the history of German-speaking exile that is still alive there today, in a foray through the film industry which takes us on a journey to a special place. A story of glamour and great minds"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Map on lining papers.

"First published in German as Weimar unter Palmen--Pacific Palisades: die erfindung Hollywoods und das erbe des exils by Piper-Verlag GmbH, 2022"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Blubacher, Thomas Weimar under the palms

ISBN:

9781684582877

1684582873

OCLC:

1534447861