TY - BOOK AU - Fritsche,Maria TI - Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity T2 - Film Europa SN - 9780857459459 AV - PN1995.9.M34 F85 2013 U1 - 791.43652041 PY - 2013///] CY - New York, Oxford PB - Berghahn Books KW - Masculinity in motion pictures KW - Motion pictures KW - Austria KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Nationalism in motion pictures KW - PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism KW - bisacsh KW - Film and Television Studies, History: 20th Century to Present, Gender Studies and Sexuality N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; 1. Popular Cinema and Society --; 2. The Historical Costume Film --; 3. Heimatfilm --; 4. Tourist Film --; 5. Comedy --; Conclusion --; Bibliography and Sources --; Filmography --; Index Names and Film Titles --; Index; restricted access N2 - Despite the massive influx of Hollywood movies and films from other European countries after World War II, Austrian film continued to be hugely popular with Austrian and German audiences. By examining the decisive role that popular cinema played in the turbulent post-war era, this book provides unique insights into the reconstruction of a disrupted society. Through detailed analysis of the stylistic patterns, narratives and major themes of four popular genres of the time, costume film, Heimatfilm, tourist film and comedy, the book explains how popular cinema helped to shape national identity, smoothed conflicted gender relations and relieved the Austrians from the burden of the Nazi past through celebrating the harmonious, charming, musical Austrian man UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780857459466 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780857459466 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780857459466/original ER -