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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143540503321

Autore

Kester Bernadette <1959->

Titolo

Film front Weimar : representations of the first World War in German films of the Weimar period (1919-1933) / / Bernadette Kester [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , c2003

ISBN

1-280-95888-X

9786610958887

90-485-0519-4

0-585-49883-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Film culture in transition

Disciplina

791.43/658

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Motion pictures and the war

Propaganda, German - History - 20th century

Motion pictures - Germany - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: 'Lehrreich Und Amüsant' - Historical Films In The Period 1896-1933 -- Chapter 2: 'Die Legende Von Der Unschuld' - Films About The Run-Up To The War, Especially 1914. Die Letzten Tage Vor Dem Weltbrand -- Chapter 3: 'Das Dokumentarische Gewinnt Die Oberhand' - Archival Footage And Constructions In War Films -- Chapter 4: 'Wenn Wir Helden Wären, Wären Wir Schon Längst Daheim' - Realism And Anti-War Tendencies In Four Films -- Chapter 5: 'Auf Dem Meere, Da Ist Der Mann Noch Etwas Wert' - Films About The German Navy During The First World War -- Chapter 6: 'Neid, Leid, Tränen - Das Ist Der Krieg' - Gender And War Films -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Credits Weimar War Films -- Archives And Libraries -- Bibliography -- Index Of Names -- Index Of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

How was Germany's experience of World War I depicted in film during the following years? Drawing on analysis of the films of the Weimar era-documentaries and feature films addressing the war's causes, life at the front, war at sea, and the home front-Bernadette Kester sketches



out the historical context, including reviews and censors' reports, in which these films were made and viewed, and offers much insight into how Germans collectively perceived World War I during its aftermath and beyond.