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East German Cinema - by S Heiduschke (Paperback)

East German Cinema - by  S Heiduschke (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>East Germany's film monopoly, Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA), produced a breadth and depth of films ranging beyond simple propaganda to westerns, science fiction films, musicals, melodramas, spy thrillers, women's films, fairy tales, and children'<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Sebastian Heiduschke has produced a fine introduction to the cinema of East Germany that is aimed at a general, English-speaking student audience without previous exposure to the films of this now-defunct socialist country." (Stefan Soldovieri, Monatshefte, Vol. 108 (3), 2016)</p><p>"Heiduschke's East German Cinema is a great resource for anyone interested in the history of post-World War II Germany and its profound and lasting effect on the state of both German and international cinema today. For the individual films themselves, this book essentially serves as a starter's guide to east German films, selecting only a handful of the hundreds of films produced by DEFA." (Stephen Belden, Film Matters, Vol. 6, 2015)</p><p><br></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Sebastian Heiduschke is an assistant professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Oregon State University.

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