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 [...]