UID:
almafu_9959236910702883
Format:
1 online resource (497 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8131-6779-5
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0-8131-6701-9
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0-8131-6702-7
Series Statement:
Screen classics
Uniform Title:
Veit Harlan.
Content:
Veit Harlan (1899-1964) was one of Germany's most controversial and loathed directors. The first English-language biography of the notorious director, Veit Harlan presents an in-depth portrait of the man who is arguably the only Nazi filmmaker with a distinct authorial style and body of work.
Note:
Originally published as Veit Harlan: "des Teufels Regisser" by Belleville (München) in 2000.
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Author's note -- Introduction: Individualist in a totalitarian state -- Part 1. The father -- The son -- Youth culture -- Lights, camera, action -- Kunz versus Cohn -- The interview -- Telling others how to act -- Learning the alphabet -- Prestige -- Politics -- The girl in the water -- Adultery -- Part 2. The trap -- The catastrophe of success -- Blood and soil -- The German soul -- Frenzy -- Opfergang -- Perseverance -- Part 3. In the ruins of the reich -- The trial -- The second trial -- Heimatfilm noir -- Exile -- Youth culture revisited -- Exhaustion -- Epilogue: "Hitler, Harlan, Honecker" -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Quotes on Harlan.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8131-6700-0
Language:
English
