1st Edition
Nation and Identity in the New German Cinema Homeless at Home
By Inga Scharf
Copyright 2008
252 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this original study, Scharf investigates issues of national identity in films of the New German Cinema. Using a cultural studies analysis, Scharf argues that the conflict between this generation of critical filmmakers and their ‘German-ness’ translate into feature films that construct, and are pervaded by, a sense of "homelessness" at home.
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Foreword
Acknowledgments
PART ONE—Setting the Scene
Introduction
Chapter One: Establishing Shot
PART TWO—Film Analyses
Chapter Two: The Unsettling Setting
Chapter Three: A Matter of Time
Chapter Four: Relative Strangers
Conclusion: The End
Notes
Bibliography
Filmography
Index
Biography
Inga Scharf currently works for the German National Academic Foundation. Her publications include the article A Cultural Studies Approach Towards a Critical Understanding of the New German Cinema, and the book chapter National Identity and the Critical Geopolitics of West German Film.
