Sensitive Subjects

The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary German and Austrian Cinema

AvLeila Mukhida

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Del 23 i serien Film Europa

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Beskrivning

Both politically and aesthetically, the contemporary German and Austrian film landscape is a far cry from the early days of the medium, when critics like Siegfried Kracauer produced foundational works of film theory amid the tumult of the early twentieth century. Yet, as Leila Mukhida demonstrates in this innovative study, the writings of figures like Kracauer and Walter Benjamin in fact remain an undervalued tool for understanding cinematic production today. Through illuminating explorations of Haneke, Dresen, and other filmmakers of the post-reunification era, Mukhida develops an analysis centered on the experiences of cinema spectators, showing how medium-specific devices like lighting, sound, and mise-en-scene can help to cultivate political sensitivity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-11-06
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:464 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Film Europa
Antal sidor:218
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781789206302

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Leila Mukhida is Lecturer in Modern German Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Recensioner i media

"This very well-constructed book has a lot to offer, including a uniquely systematic methodological approach to contemporary German-language cinema, an engaging discussion of a range of German-language films that have not been discussed together before, and a very accessible and elegant prose style that is a real pleasure to read." Marco Abel, University of Nebraska

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. The Twenty-First-Century Worker Film: Workingman's Death (2004) by Michael Glawogger and Karger (2007) by Elke HauckChapter 2. Radical Realisms: Angela Schanelec's Marseille (2004), Andreas Dresen's Halt Auf Freier Strecke (2011), and Gerhard Friedl's Hat Wolff Von Amerongen Konkursdelikte Begangen? (2004)Chapter 3. Fragmented Stories for Fragmented Viewers: 71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls (1994) and Code Inconnu: Recit incomplet de divers voyages (2000) by Michael HanekeChapter 4. Sensitive Subjects: Shock and Distraction in Hundstage (2001) by Ulrich Seidl, and in Sehnsucht (2006) by Valeska GrisebachConclusionFilmographyBibliography