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  • Remembering National Socialism in Austrian Post-war Film (1945-1955)

    Remembering National Socialism in Austrian Post-war Film (1945-1955) by Gortat, Jakub;

    Series: Amsterdamer Beiträge zur neueren Germanistik; 101;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher BRILL
    • Date of Publication 31 July 2025

    • ISBN 9789004734616
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages268 pages
    • Size 235x155 mm
    • Weight 574 g
    • Language English
    • 683

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    Short description:

    The book examines several Austrian films made between 1945 and 1955 that are set during or shortly after World War II. Being an exception rather than a rule they offer a critique of the Nazi regime.

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    Long description:

    Entrenched in the myth of being victim of the Nazi aggression, Austrian elites pursued a politics of memory that symbolically shook off any responsibility for the emergence, development and consequences of National Socialism. Authors of the vast majority of films produced early after 1945 were not interested in dealing with the recent Nazi past of their country. There were, however, exceptions. Through detailed analysis of the narratives, stylistic patterns and reception of films that were set during or immediately after World War II, this book explains how cinema corroborated Austrian national self-stereotypes, at the same time offering a critique of the Nazi regime.

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    Table of Contents:

    Contents

    Acknowledgments

    List of Figures



    8 Introduction



    9 National Socialism on the Margins of Film Narration

     1 Introduction

     2 National Socialism – Attention, Do Not Touch!

     3 Verlorenes Rennen

     4 Liebe Freundin

     5 Der Engel mit der Posaune

     6 Conclusion



    10 The Exceptional Case of Der Prozess (1948)

     1 Introduction

     2 Encoded Message

     3 Between Antisemitism and Philosemitism

     4 The Reception

     5 Conclusion



    11 Heimkehrer Films (1946–1948)

     1 Introduction

     2 Arlberg-Express

     3 An klingenden Ufern

     4 Nach dem Sturm

     5 Die Sonnhofbäuerin

     6 Gottes Engel sind überall

     7 Der weite Weg

     8 Conclusion



    12 The Anti-Nazi Resistance in Film (1948–1949)

     1 Introduction

     2 Das andere Leben

     3 Die Frau am Weg

     4 Duell mit dem Tod

     5 Conclusion



    13 War Dramas (1954–1955)

     1 Introduction

     2 Die letzte Brücke

     3 Der letzte Akt

     4 Conclusion



    14 Conclusion

    Appendix 1

    Appendix 2

    References

    Index

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