Generic Histories of German Cinema: Genre and Its Deviations

by Jaimey Fisher

Offers a fresh approach to German film studies by tracing key genres -- including horror, the thriller, Heimat films, and war films -- over the course of German cinema history

Over the last few decades, the field of film studies has seen a rise in approaches oriented toward genre: studies that look at thematic, narrative, and stylistic similarities between films, contextualizing them within culture andsociety. Although there now exists a large...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571135707
• ISBN13: 9781571135704
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"