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OverviewBoth 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 political cinema today. Through illuminating explorations of Michael Haneke, Valeska Grisebach, Andreas Dresen, and other filmmakers of the post-reunification era, Mukhida develops an analysis centered on film aesthetics and experience, showing how medium-specific devices like lighting, sound, and mise-en-scene can help to cultivate political sensitivity in spectators. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Leila MukhidaPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books Volume: 23 ISBN: 9781789206302ISBN 10: 1789206308 Pages: 218 Publication Date: 01 November 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. The Twenty-First-Century Worker Film: Workingman's Death (2004) by Michael Glawogger and Karger (2007) by Elke Hauck Chapter 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 Haneke Chapter 4. Sensitive Subjects: Shock and Distraction in Hundstage (2001) by Ulrich Seidl, and in Sehnsucht (2006) by Valeska Grisebach Conclusion Filmography Bibliography IndexReviewsThis 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 Mukhida provides an innovative analysis of political aesthetics in contemporary German and Austrian film...This volume is a noteworthy contribution to the scholarship of German-language film, as many of these films have not yet been analyzed with the theories of Benjamin, Kracauer, or Kluge. Readers will definitely benefit from Mukhida's excellent introduction, in which she gives background on film theory and explains her methodology thoroughly....Highly Recommended. * Choice 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 Author InformationLeila Mukhida is Lecturer in Modern German Studies at the University of Cambridge. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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