Shell shock cinema: weimar culture and the wounds of war

Auteur :
Kaes, Anton
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691008509
Date de publication :
2 oct. 2011
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
652 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores how the classical German cinema of the Weimar Republic was haunted by the horrors of World War I and the devastating effects of the nation's defeat. This title exposes how German film gave expression to the loss and acute grief that lay behind Weimar's sleek facade.