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- Volker Schlondorff's Cinema: Adaptation, Politics, and the "Movie-Appropriate"
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
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Volker Schlöndorff’s Cinema: Adaptation, Politics and the “Movie-Appropriate”examines the work of major postwar Germandirector Volker Schlöndorff in historical, economic, and artistic contexts. . In spite of Schlöndorff’s successes with films like The Lost Honor ofKatharina Blum and The Tin Drum, as well as his acclaimed work in the U.S. with Death of a Salesman, Gathering of Old Men and The Handmaid’s Tale, this is the first in-depthcritical study of the filmmaker’s career.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- 2. Schlöndorff and His Sources
- pp. 11-22
- Part One: The Early Schlöndorff: Suppression, Pop, and Protest
- 3. Young Törless
- pp. 25-39
- 5. Michael Kohlhaas
- pp. 48-60
- Part Two: Brechtian and Profeminist Schlöndorff
- 10. A Free Woman
- pp. 112-120
- 11. Georgina’s Reasons
- pp. 121-127
- 12. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
- pp. 128-143
- 13. Coup de Grâce
- pp. 144-154
- Part Three: The International Schlöndorff
- 15. The Tin Drum
- pp. 164-182
- 17. Circle of Deceit
- pp. 194-205
- 18. Swann in Love
- pp. 206-215
- Part Four: The American Schlöndorff
- 19. A German Filmmaker in the United States
- pp. 219-222
- 20. Death of a Salesman
- pp. 223-233
- 21. A Gathering of Old Men
- pp. 234-246
- 22. The Handmaid’s Tale
- pp. 247-261
- Part Five: The Post-Wall Schlöndorff
- 23. A Filmmaker for the European Community
- pp. 265-274
- 24. Voyager
- pp. 275-288
- 25. The Ogre
- pp. 289-302
- 26. Billy, How Did You Do It? and Palmetto
- pp. 303-308
- 28. Conclusion
- pp. 319-325
- Filmography
- pp. 329-333
- Appendix: U.S. Film, DVD, and Video Sources
- pp. 334-336
- Works Cited and Consulted
- pp. 340-356
Additional Information
ISBN
9780809389391
Related ISBN(s)
9780809324514, 9780809332007
MARC Record
OCLC
52808163
Pages
384
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2002