“Sebastian Heiduschke has produced a fine introduction to the cinema of East Germany that is aimed at a general, English-speaking student audience without previous exposure to the films of this now-defunct socialist country.” (Stefan Soldovieri, Monatshefte, Vol. 108 (3), 2016) “Heiduschke’s East German Cinema is a great resource for anyone interested in the history of post-World War II Germany ... Read moreand its profound and lasting effect on the state of both German and international cinema today. For the individual films themselves, this book essentially serves as a starter’s guide to east German films, selecting only a handful of the hundreds of films produced by DEFA.” (Stephen Belden, Film Matters, Vol. 6, 2015) Show Less