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Filmfront Weimar : Representations of the First World War in German Films from the Weimar Period (1919-1933) / Bernadette Kester.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Film Culture in TransitionPublisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2002]Copyright date: ©2003Description: 1 online resource (332 p.) : IllustratedContent type:
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  • 9789053565988
  • 9789048505197
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • D522.23 .K4713 2003
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- 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
Summary: 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.
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Frontmatter -- 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

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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.

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