A study of 28 films by the major postwar German director, Volker Schlondorff, examining them in historical, economic and artistic contexts. The authors seek to reveal a complexity and formal ambitiousness of Schlondorff that is comparable to that found in Wenders, Herzog and Fassbinder. The work demonstrates how Schlondorff: combines commercial interest with significant artistic ambition; blends the kinaesthetic pleasures of moving images with the seriousness of fine literature; links the intensity of individualized personal experience to an awareness of broader political issues; and represents a specifically German sensibility even as he reaches out to international audiences.
- ISBN10 1283588854
- ISBN13 9781283588850
- Publish Date 1 January 2012 (first published 30 August 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Southern Illinois University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 384
- Language English