Mukhida Leila - Sensitive Subjects The Political Aesthetics Of Contemporary German And Austrian Cinema - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Both politically and aesthetically the contemporary German and Austrian film landscape is a far cry from the early days of the medium when critics like Siegfried Kracauer produced foundational works of film theory amid the tumult of the early twentieth century. Yet as Leila Mukhida demonstrates in this innovative study the writings of figures like Kracauer and Walter Benjamin in fact remain an undervalued tool for understanding political cinema today. Through illuminating explorations of Michael Haneke Valeska Grisebach Andreas Dresen and other filmmakers of the post - reunification era Mukhida develops an analysis centered on film aesthetics and experience showing how medium - specific devices like lighting sound and mise - en - sc ne can help to cultivate political sensitivity in spectators.
Title: Sensitive Subjects The Political Aesthetics Of Contemporary German And Austrian Cinema
Author(s): Mukhida Leila
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Barcode: 9781789206302
Pages: 218 Pages
Publication Date: 11/1/2020
Series: Film Europa
Category: Media Studies