East German Cinema DEFA and Film History
East Germany's film monopoly, Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft, produced a films ranging beyond simple propaganda to westerns, musicals, and children's films, among others. This book equips scholars with the historical background to understand East German
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East German Cinema
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E a st Ge r m a n C i n e m a
Sebastian Heiduschke
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DE FA a n d Fi l m H istory
EAST GERMAN CINEMA
Copyright © Sebastian Heiduschke, 2013. All rights reserved.
Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–32230–2 (hc) ISBN: 978–1–137–32231–9 (pbk) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heiduschke, Sebastian, 1974– East German cinema : DEFA and film history / Sebastian Heiduschke. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978–1–137–32230–2 (alk. paper)—ISBN 978–1–137–32231–9 (alk. paper) 1. DEFA—History. 2. Motion picture industry—Germany (East)— History. 3. Motion pictures—Germany (East)—History. I. Title. PN1999.D4H45 2013 384⬘.8⬘09431—dc23
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List of Figures
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
Part I
East German Cinema
7
1 East German Cinema as State Institution
9
2 Reciprocities and Tensions: DEFA and the East German Entertainment Industry
19
3 A Cultural Legacy: DEFA’s Afterlife
31
Part II
41
Freezes and Thaws: Canonizing DEFA
4 The Rubble Film, Wolfgang Staudte, and Pos
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