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

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 hist...

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Superior document:Film culture in transition
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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).
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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