Filmteori & kritik

Der Bedarf nach Antworten auf religiose Grundfragen bleibt auch in sakular verfassten Lebenswelten ungemein lebendig. Die zeitgenossische Medienkultur kennt dieses Phanomen und …

This book charts the complex history of the relationship between the Disney fairy tale and the American Dream, demonstrating the ways in which the Disney fairy tale has been …

A collection of original essays from leading scholars in the field exploring the contemporary debates, concerns and controversies ongoing in Spanish film industry, culture and …

Filmpropaganda war die neue Waffe des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Das Kino schwor die deutsche "Volksgemeinschaft" auf den Endsieg ein und mahnte die Briten zum Durchhalten des täglichen …

Examining the vast breadth and diversity of contemporary documentary production, while also situating nonfiction film and video within the cultural, political, and socio-economic …

Paolo Sorrentino, director of Il Divo (2008) and The Great Beauty (2013) and creator of the HBO series The Young Pope (2016), has emerged as one of the most compelling figures in …

Explores Haneke's historically complex film as a reflection on purity, ideology, violence, and child-rearing.White ribbons and black pedagogy - Michael Haneke's award-winning film …

Offering both in-depth analyses of specific films and overviews of the industry's output, Hollywood's Indian provides insightful characterizations of the depiction of the Native …

Bertrand Tavernier is widely recognized as the leading French filmmaker of his generation. Both a consummate artist and a controversial public figure, he is a passionate advocate …

What unleashed the forces of global capitalism which continue to shape the world that we live in? Economists and economic historians variously point to innovations in logistics and …