Volker Schlondorff's Cinema: Adaptation, Politics, and the "Movie-Appropriate"

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Contents List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix 1. Introduction: The Historical Importance of Schlöndorff 1 2. Schlöndorff and His Sources 11 PART ONE The Early Schlöndorff: Suppression, Pop, and Protest 3. Young Törless 25 4. A Degree of Murder and “An Uneasy Moment” 40 5. Michael Kohlhaas 48 PART TWO Brechtian and Profeminist Schlöndorff 6. “Amphibious” Movies and Formal Experiments 63 7. Baal 78 8. The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach 88 9. The Morals of Ruth Halbfass and Overnight Stay in Tyrol 100 10. A Free Woman 112 11. Georgina’s Reasons 121 12. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum 128 13. Coup de Grâce 144 v PART THREE The International Schlöndorff 14. A German Consciousness for an International Audience 157 15. The Tin Drum 164 16. Just for Fun, Just for Play—Kaleidoscope Valeska Gert, The Candidate, and War and Peace 183 17. Circle of Deceit 194 18. Swann in Love 206 PART FOUR The American Schlöndorff 19. A German Filmmaker in the United States 219 20. Death of a Salesman 223 21. A Gathering of Old Men 234 22. The Handmaid’s Tale 247 PART FIVE The Post-Wall Schlöndorff 23. A Filmmaker for the European Community 265 24. Voyager 275 25. The Ogre 289 26. Billy, How Did You Do It? and Palmetto 303 27. The Legend of Rita and “The Perfect Soldier” 309 28. Conclusion 319 Filmography 329 Appendix: U.S. Film, DVD, and Video Sources 334 Notes 337 Works Cited and Consulted 340 Index 357 vi Contents ...