Film front Weimar : : representations of the First World War in German films on the Weimar period (1919-1933) / / Bernadette Kester ; [translated by Hans Veenkamp].

• Superior document: Film culture in transition
• Author: Kester, Bernadette, 1959-
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Series: Film culture in transition.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (329 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

How was Germany's experience of World War I depicted in film during the following years? Drawing on analysis of the films of the Weimar era-documentaries and feature films addressing the war's causes, life at the front, war at sea, and the home front-Bernadette Kester sketches out the historical context, including reviews and censors' reports, in which these films were made and viewed, and offers much insight into how Germans collectively perceived World War I during its aftermath and beyond.

Table of Contents

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: 'Lehrreich Und Amüsant' - Historical Films In The Period 1896-1933 -- Chapter 2: 'Die Legende Von Der Unschuld' - Films About The Run-Up To The War, Especially 1914. Die Letzten Tage Vor Dem Weltbrand -- Chapter 3: 'Das Dokumentarische Gewinnt Die Oberhand' - Archival Footage And Constructions In War Films -- Chapter 4: 'Wenn Wir Helden Wären, Wären Wir Schon Längst Daheim' - Realism And Anti-War Tendencies In Four Films -- Chapter 5: 'Auf Dem Meere, Da Ist Der Mann Noch Etwas Wert' - Films About The German Navy During The First World War -- Chapter 6: 'Neid, Leid, Tränen - Das Ist Der Krieg' - Gender And War Films -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Credits Weimar War Films -- Archives And Libraries -- Bibliography -- Index Of Names -- Index Of Subjects