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Popular Cinema of the Third Reich

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Description for Popular Cinema of the Third Reich Paperback. Contributes to the reassessment of Third Reich cinema by examining it as a social, cultural, economic, and political practice that often conflicted with, contradicted, and compromised the intentions of the Propaganda Ministry. This book emphasises co-development of German and other national cinemas, especially the dominant Hollywood model. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; HBJD; HBLW; HBT; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 709.

Too often dismissed as escapist entertainment or vilified as mass manipulation, popular cinema in the Third Reich was in fact sustained by well-established generic conventions, cultural traditions, aesthetic sensibilities, social practices, and a highly developed star system—not unlike its Hollywood counterpart in the 1930s. This pathfinding study contributes to the ongoing reassessment of Third Reich cinema by examining it as a social, cultural, economic, and political practice that often conflicted with, contradicted, and compromised the intentions of the Propaganda Ministry. Nevertheless, by providing the illusion of a public sphere presumably free of politics, popular cinema helped to sustain the ... Read more

Rather than examining Third Reich cinema through overdetermined categories such as propaganda, ideology, or fascist aesthetics, Sabine Hake concentrates on the constituent elements shared by most popular cinemas: famous stars, directors, and studios; movie audiences and exhibition practices; popular genres and new trends in set design; the reception of foreign films; the role of film criticism; and the representation of women. She pays special attention to the forced coordination of the industry in 1933, the changing demands on cinema during the war years, and the various ways of coming to terms with these filmic legacies after the war. Throughout, Hake's findings underscore the continuities among Weimar, Third Reich, and post-1945 West German cinema. They also emphasize the codevelopment of German and other national cinemas, especially the dominant Hollywood model.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292734586
SKU
V9780292734586
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About Sabine Hake
Sabine Hake is Professor of German at the University of Pittsburgh.

Reviews for Popular Cinema of the Third Reich
"This is an immaculately researched, sophisticatedly argued investigation into the richly varied aspects of popular cinema during the Third Reich... The result is an impressive, highly informative, and insightful book." Alice Kuzniar, Professor of German and Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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