Introduction: German Cinema and the Vicissitudes of History

Film Pioneers
The Films of the Skladanowsky Brothers
Arnold Fanck (1889–1974)
Then and Now: Berlin Symphony, 1927/2002

Festival Focus
The Berlinale: Berlin International Film Festival

Scoring Cinema
The Music Films of Straub/Huillet

Fantastic Film

Adventure Film

Der Heimatfilm

Comedy

Foreigners and Guest-workers

Queer German Cinema

Vergangenheitsbewältigung

Rubble Film

War Film

Historical Drama

Political Drama

The Berlin Wall

About the Author

Michelle Langford received a PhD in Film Studies from the University of Sydney in 2001. She is author of Allegorical Images: Tableau, Time and Gesture in the Cinema of Werner Schroeter (Intellect: Bristol, 2006). She has also published numerous book chapters and journal articles on German and Iranian cinema. Michelle currently teaches Film Studies at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Reviews

'With lush colour, and black and white film stills and a vast range of film-related synopses, these books are a welcome addition to any film lover’s bookshelf.'
*Kristina Gottschall, Media International Australia*

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