Sensitive Subjects : The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary German and Austrian Cinema
Sensitive Subjects :
The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary German and Austrian Cinema
by Leila Mukhida
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1789206308 | 219 Pages | PDF | 3.58 MB
The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary German and Austrian Cinema
by Leila Mukhida
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1789206308 | 219 Pages | PDF | 3.58 MB
Both politically and aesthetically, the contemporary German and Austrian film landscape is a far cry from the early days of the medium, when critics like Siegfried Kracauer produced foundational works of film theory amid the tumult of the early twentieth century. Yet, as Leila Mukhida demonstrates in this innovative study, the writings of figures like Kracauer and Walter Benjamin in fact remain an undervalued tool for understanding political cinema today. Through illuminating explorations of Michael Haneke, Valeska Grisebach, Andreas Dresen, and other filmmakers of the post-reunification era, Mukhida develops an analysis centered on film aesthetics and experience, showing how medium-specific devices like lighting, sound, and mise-en-scene can help to cultivate political sensitivity in spectators.
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