Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933 Contributor(s): Prawer, S. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845450744 ISBN-13: 9781845450748 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Performing Arts | Film - General |
Dewey: 791 |
LCCN: 2005045719 |
Series: Film Europa: German Cinema in an International Context |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Jews have been well represented in the cinema industry from the beginning of the film era: behind the screen, as producers, distributors, directors, script-writers, composers, set designers; and on the screen, as Jewish actors and as named Jewish characters in the film's plot. Some of these characters are fictional; others, ranging from Rabbi Loew of Prague to Ferdinand Lassalle and Alfred Dreyfus, have a historic original. This book examines how a variety of German and Austrian films treat aspects of Jewish life, at home and in the synagogue, and Jewish interaction with fellow Jews in different cultural environments; conflicts and accommodations between Jews and non-Jews at various times, ranging from the medieval to the contemporary. The author, one of the best known scholars in film history, theory and criticism, offers the reader a rich panorama of the many Jews involved in all spheres of the cinema and who, as the author reminds us repeatedly, together with their non-Jewish contemporaries, created a great industry and new forms of art. |
Contributor Bio(s): Prawer+ S. S.: - S. S. Prawer+ (1925-2012) was a Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford, the British Academy, and the German Academy of Language and Literature. |