Cinema and the Swastika: The International Expansion of Third Reich Cinema - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230238572 ISBN 13: 9780230238572

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Synopsis

Cinema and the Swastika is the very first publication to bring together comparative research on the international expansion of the Third Reich cinema. This volume investigates various attempts to economically, politically and culturally infiltrate the film industries of 20 countries or regions which Nazi Germany occupied, befriended or entertained 'neutral' relationships with. With contributions from internationally acclaimed specialists, countries and regions covered included Western and Central Europe, Italy, Japan, Scandinavia, Spain, the South Americas and the USA. The book also features assessments of the International Film Chamber, through which propaganda minister Goebbels tried to take lead of the 'Film Europe' movement, and of Hispano Film, through which German cinema tried to conquer Spanish markets.

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Review:

Winner of the 2007 Willy Haas Award for books on German cinema.  For more information see the prize website: http://www.wgfilmtv.ugent.be/willyhaas_award_ENG.htm

'All in all, the academically sound chapters address the complex issues that surround the international dimension of Third Reich Cinema and thus reinvigorate academic discourses dealing with this controversial era...The comprehensive index ensures that it can also be used a a valuable work of reference...it is strongly recommended for libraries and a varierty of academic departments...' - Tobias Hochscherf, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
 
'The papers collected in this volume offer new and diverse material invaluable as a resource to film students and historians alike, as well as being a fascinating companion to the films produced under the Third Reich. The content is extremely well presented and referenced, with an excellent index, select bibliography and black and white images illuminating film posters and historic photographs from the period. The end result is a professional and extremely interesting collection of important studies.' - Karl Birkelbach, Limina

'This innovative collection on the Third Reich should trigger new research. The essays are extremely informative, raising new issues about cultural imperialism and consumerism during the National Socialist era. Each essay is a precise, informative piece about the chosen country or region, introducing, indeed for the first time, film industries usually left out of Third Reich cinema studies.' - Christelle Le Faucheur, H-Net

'Cinema and the Swastika was rightfully awarded the Willy Haas Award for outstanding publication on German cinema at Cinefest 2007 in Hamburg. The contributions are stimulating, informative, and jargon-free. This book belongs in the reference collection of anyone engaged in the study of German politics, culture or film history from 1933 until 1945.' - Horst Claus, Filmblatt

'Contributions focus on the tense relations that film production, film distribution and film exhibition engage, in each country, with political and economical structural conditions and with film audiences. The authors see film and cinema historiography as a comprehensive, fact-oriented form of media history ... providing dense and verifiable information, outstanding introductory texts to the country and nation-specific positioning vis-à-vis film imports from the Third Reich .' Martin Loiperdinger, H-Soz-u-Kult
 
'Cinema and the Swastika is long overdue and should prove invaluable to screen historians...The emphasis is very much on the political and economic aspects of continental cinema rather than its content. But while this may disappoint those seeking a greater insight into the exploitation and collaboration of renowned actors and directors and the calibre of the films they produced, the audacious bid for cultural hegemony attempted by the Nazis makes for consistently compelling reading....a pioneering work that seeks to inspire others to delve deeper into the operational procedures and artistic aspirations of international film-makers in the 12 years following the Nazi accession to power...the standard text on the subject.' - David Parkinson, The Oxford Times
--David Parkinson, The Oxford

Book Description:

Winner of the 2007 Willy Haas Award for books on German cinema, this is the first book to bring together comparative research on the international expansion of the Third Reich cinema.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0230238572
• ISBN 13: 9780230238572
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 359
• Editor: Vande Winkel Roel, Welch D.