Sensitive Subjects

The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary German and Austrian Cinema

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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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

Utgivningsdatum2020-11-06
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt464 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieFilm Europa
Antal sidor218
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781789206302

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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