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The continental connection: German-speaking émigrés and British cinema, 1927-45
Tobias Hochscherf
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Description for The continental connection: German-speaking émigrés and British cinema, 1927-45
Paperback. This study is a major appraisal of the contributions of German-speaking emigres to British cinema from the late 1920s to the end of World War II. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Now available in paperback, this study is a major appraisal of the contributions of German-speaking emigres to British cinema from the late 1920s to the end of World War II. Through a series of film analyses and case studies, it challenges notions of a self-sufficient British national cinema by advancing the assumption that filmmakers from Berlin, Munich and Vienna had a major influence on aesthetics, themes and narratives, technical innovation, the organisation of work and the introduction of apprenticeship schemes. Whether they came voluntarily or as refugees, their contributions and expertise helped to consolidate the studio system and ultimately made ... Read more
Now available in paperback, this study is a major appraisal of the contributions of German-speaking emigres to British cinema from the late 1920s to the end of World War II. Through a series of film analyses and case studies, it challenges notions of a self-sufficient British national cinema by advancing the assumption that filmmakers from Berlin, Munich and Vienna had a major influence on aesthetics, themes and narratives, technical innovation, the organisation of work and the introduction of apprenticeship schemes. Whether they came voluntarily or as refugees, their contributions and expertise helped to consolidate the studio system and ultimately made ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719097478
SKU
9780719097478
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About Tobias Hochscherf
Tobias Hochscherf is Professor of Audiovisual Media at the University of Applied Sciences Kiel in Germany. -- .
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