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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826347903321

Autore

Insdorf Annette

Titolo

Indelible shadows : film and the Holocaust / / Annette Insdorf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2003

ISBN

1-107-13410-2

1-283-32934-4

0-511-64329-2

9786613329349

1-139-14827-3

0-511-06505-1

0-511-05872-1

0-511-56173-3

0-511-61527-2

0-511-07351-8

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 410 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

791.43/658

Soggetti

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-387) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Elie Wiesel; Preface; Introduction; Part I Finding an Appropriate Language; Part II Narrative Strategies; Part III Responses to Nazi Atrocity; Part IV Shaping Reality; Part V Third Edition Update; Annotated Filmography (Third Edition); Filmography (Second Edition); Notes; Bibliography (Second Edition); Bibliography (Third Edition); Relevant Websites; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Indelible Shadows investigates questions raised by films about the Holocaust. How does one make a movie that is both morally just and marketable?  Annette Insdorf provides sensitive readings of individual films and analyzes theoretical issues such as the 'truth claims' of the cinematic medium. The third edition of Indelible Shadows includes five additional chapters  that cover recent trends, as well as rediscoveries of motion pictures made during and just after World War II. It addresses



the treatment of rescuers, as in 'Schindler's List'; the controversial use of humor, as in 'Life is Beautiful'; the distorted image of survivors, and the growing genre of documentaries that return to the scene of the crime or rescue. The annotated filmography offers capsule summaries and information about another hundred Holocaust films from around the world, making this edition an extremely comprehensive discussion of films about the Holocaust, and an invaluable resource for film programmers and educators.