Historical Dictionary of German Cinema

Second Edition

Robert C. Reimer and Carol J. Reimer

The History of German film is diverse and multi-faceted. This volume can only suggest the richness of a film tradition that includes five distinct German governments [Wilhelmine Germany, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), s well as a reunited Germany], two national industries (Germany and Austria), and a myriad of styles and production methods. Paradoxically, the political disruptions that have produced these distinct film eras, as well as and the natural inclination of artists to rebel and create new styles, allow for construction of a narrative of German film. Disjuncture generates distinct points of separation, and yet also highlights continuities between the ruptures.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of German Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on directors, actors, films, cinematographers, composers, producers, and major historical events that greatly affected the direction and development of German cinema. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about German cinema.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 546 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-5381-1939-6 • Hardback • July 2019 • $100.00 • (£77.00)

978-1-5381-1940-2 • eBook • July 2019 • $95.00 • (£73.00)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts

Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism, Reference / Dictionaries

Historical Dictionary of German Cinema

Second Edition

Hardback

eBook

Summary

The History of German film is diverse and multi-faceted. This volume can only suggest the richness of a film tradition that includes five distinct German governments [Wilhelmine Germany, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), s well as a reunited Germany], two national industries (Germany and Austria), and a myriad of styles and production methods. Paradoxically, the political disruptions that have produced these distinct film eras, as well as and the natural inclination of artists to rebel and create new styles, allow for construction of a narrative of German film. Disjuncture generates distinct points of separation, and yet also highlights continuities between the ruptures.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of German Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on directors, actors, films, cinematographers, composers, producers, and major historical events that greatly affected the direction and development of German cinema. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about German cinema.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 546 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-5381-1939-6 • Hardback • July 2019 • $100.00 • (£77.00)

978-1-5381-1940-2 • eBook • July 2019 • $95.00 • (£73.00)

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts

Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism, Reference / Dictionaries

Author

Robert C. Reimer is Director of Film Studies and former Chair of the Department of Languages and Culture Studies at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.

Carol J. Reimer is retired from the J. Murray Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.

Table of Contents

Editor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff

Preface

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Chronology

Introduction

THE DICTIONARY

Appendixes I The One Hundred Most Significant German Films

Appendixes II Winners of the Deutscher Filmpreis for Best Picture

Bibliography

About the Authors

Features

2/27/2020 - CHOICE featured this title in the February 2020 edition of “The Top 75 Community College Titles.” Link: http://www.choice360.org/blog/the-top-75-community-college-titles-february-2020-edition

Historical Dictionary of German Cinema

Second Edition

Robert C. Reimer and Carol J. Reimer

Historical Dictionary of German Cinema

Second Edition

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