Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany
- ISBN-10
- 1845455363
- ISBN-13
- 9781845455361
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 260
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Authors
- John Davidson, Sabine Hake
Description
This anthology offers an account of German cinema in the fifties, focusing on popular genres, famous stars and dominant practices, taking into account the complicated relationships between East and West Germany, and by paying attention to the economic and political conditions of film production and reception during this period.
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