englischThe interrelationship between heteronormativity, homonormativity and hegemonic masculinity has widereaching ramifications for the representation of important moments and agents in LGBTQIAN+ history. In this study, the author examines how the films Howl, Stonewall and Milk enact the [...]

englischThe contributions in this volume examine cinema in the GDR from an everyday historical perspective, while investigating the role of the cinema for the people of the GDR. They focus on the cinema as a place of leisure and work in the sphere of tension between cinematic entertainment and [...]

englischIn 12 contributions, central aesthetic positions of GDR feature film and cultural history are presented on the basis of exemplary films from four decades. DEFA, the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic, produced around 700 films of all genres between 1946 and 1992, many [...]

englischUsing the example of ‘I’M A CYBORG, BUT THAT’S OK’ (KR 2006), this volume deals with the occurrence of mentally ill characters in complexly narrated films since the 1990s. It questions the connection between the characteristics of classical and modern cinema, which is often described in this [...]

englischThe Marx Brothers were some of cinema’s greatest comedians. Their anarchistic comedy was unique, yet it bears traces of an older performance tradition. Stock characters, ad-libbing and their self-image as professional comics connect the Marx Brothers with the commedia dell’arte, the [...]

englischBetween 1946 and 1992, DEFA produced approximately 700 feature films, 450 shorts, 950 animated movies and 2000 documentaries, about 900 of which relate or refer to Thuringia. The ten essays in this volume are based on case studies that analyse the link between medium and topography with [...]

englischA movie’s atmosphere is what makes the viewers look beyond its pictures, allowing them to immerse themselves in the cinematic world. It is universally perceptible, yet it is not easy to grasp and unravel in theoretical discussion. Based on the extremely sensual and atmospheric films of the [...]

englischFrom indie film to mainstream thriller: this book tracks the career of Canadian film-maker Atom Egoyan. In this book, Julia von Lucadou analyses the thematic, aesthetic and dramaturgical strategies that unite and distinguish Egoyan’s feature films. She divides the films into two time [...]

englischLinks between family origins, creative developments and America's cultural superstructure are deeply engraved in Sean Penn's life. In this book, the author examines how these mental links and their fractures also manifest themselves in Penn's cinematic works as a director, which academia has [...]

englischBehind the façade of the allegedly superficial, entertainment-oriented animated movie world of Walt Disney, a complex universe of film music functionality reveals itself that is characterized by great attention to detail and remarkable multilayeredness of composition, especially in terms of [...]