Cinema of Collaboration : DEFA Coproductions and International Exchange in Cold War Europe (Film Europa) （Library Binding）

Ivanova, Mariana

Berghahn Books（2019/10発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 292 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781789203431
• DDC分類 384.809431

Full Description

From their very inception, European cinemas undertook collaborative ventures in an attempt to cultivate a transnational "Film-Europe." In the postwar era, it was DEFA, the state cinema of East Germany, that emerged as a key site for cooperative practices. Despite the significant challenges that the Cold War created for collaboration, DEFA sought international prestige through various initiatives. These ranged from film exchange in occupied Germany to partnerships with Western producers, and from coproductions with Eastern European studios to strategies for film co-authorship. Uniquely positioned between East and West, DEFA proved a crucial mediator among European cinemas during a period of profound political division.

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Legacy of 'Film Europe': DEFA's Coproductions with France

Chapter 2. Film Exchange beyond the Bans: Erich Mehl's Partnership with DEFA

Chapter 3. Competing with the West, Running with the East: Creating Utopia in DEFA Artistic Production Units

Chapter 4. Writing Together: DEFA's Biopics in the Context of European Cinema

Epilogue: Heritage, Continuity, and Collaboration

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