Screening the East : : ‹I›Heimat‹/I›, Memory and Nostalgia in German Film since 1989 / / Nick Hodgin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Hodgin, Nick,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Film Europa ; 11
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; Chapter 1 MAPPING IDENTITY --; Chapter 2 HEIMAT STORIES: EAST MEETS WEST --; Chapter 3 LOST LANDSCAPES --; Chapter 4 AT THE BACK OF BEYOND: HEIMAT EAST --; Chapter 5 BERLIN: DISORIENTATION/REORIENTATION --; Chapter 6 GOOD BYE, OSTALGIE? --; CONCLUSION --; FILMOGRAPHY --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780857451293; 9783110998283
• DOI: 10.1515/9780857451293
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Nick Hodgin.

Screening the East considers German filmmakers’ responses to unification. In particular, it traces the representation of the East German community in films made since 1989 and considers whether these narratives challenge or reinforce the notion of a separate East German identity. The book identifies and analyses a large number of films, from internationally successful box-office hits, to lesser-known productions, many of which are discussed here for the first time. Providing an insight into the films’ historical and political context, it considers related issues such as stereotyping, racism, regional particularism and the Germans’ confrontation with the past.