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A Critical History of German Film, Second Edition : Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture - Professor Stephen Brockmann

A Critical History of German Film, Second Edition

By: Professor Stephen Brockmann

Paperback | 15 April 2020 | Edition Number 2

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From early masterpieces such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Metropolis (1927) to the post-1945 films of Fassbinder, Herzog, and Wenders, German film constitutes a crucial part of the history of world cinema. It helped to shape Hollywood cinema and had a major impact on other cinemas as well. This tried and tested book, popular in college classrooms and among general-interest readers, is the most comprehensive and readable introduction to the history of German cinema, specifically designed to meet the needs of those who want a comprehensible, accessible introduction to the subject. There is no other book that covers the history of German cinema in the same depth and also explores the genesis and meaning of the most important masterpieces in German film history. It does so in chapters devoted to each of thirty-two individual films and in seven interchapters that provide context for historical periods from early German cinema to postunification. The book now appears in an improved, expanded, and up-to-date second edition that covers five additional films, expands the coverage of women's cinema, and brings the history of filmmaking in Germany up to the present moment. The book is specifically designed to appeal to cinema aficionados and for use in college classrooms, where it has been greeted with acclaim by students and teachers alike.

Stephen Brockmann is Professor of German at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Brockmann's analysis of films that are both representative and accessible results in a text that offers the kind of broad understanding of German film history that is a prerequisite for further work in the field. As a result, [the book] can serve as an ideal text for teaching. Its strength lies precisely in its breadth: it is an engagingly and clearly written introduction to the distinct periods of German film history and the key moments and significance of some of the best-known films belonging to that history. . . . Th[e] second edition . . . only increases the usefulness of the text for those looking for an introduction to the field as well as those engaged in teaching the material. * GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW *
As a scholarly achievement, Brockmann's book displays erudition through its deft integration of manifold strains of academic discourse into a cohesive and compelling study... Critical History of German Film incorporates a prodigious amount of information, informed by the breadth of scholarship on German cinema, and made interesting through Brockmann's own keen acumen and cogent analyses. * DIE UNTERRICHTSPRAXIS/TEACHING GERMAN *

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