TY - GEN T1 - Post-Wall German Cinema and National History : Utopianism and Dissent. T2 - Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture, 113. A1 - O'Brien, Mary-Elizabeth LA - English PP - Woodbridge PB - Boydell & Brewer Ltd. YR - 2012 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn799768324 AB - Since unification, a radical shift has occurred in Germans' view of their country's past, with 1989 replacing 1945 as the primary caesura. Events of the cold-war period are seen as decisive in a history that unites yet divides East and West. Establishing foundational myths and finding common experience is pivotal in constructing national identity, and the cinema provides a forum for consumption, negotiation, and contestation of such notions. This book looks at history films made since 1989, exploring how utopianism and political dissent have shaped German identity. At issue is the extent to wh. OP - 350 CN - PN1993.5.G3 O25 2012 SN - 9781571138255 SN - 1571138250 SN - 9781571135223 KW - Motion pictures : Germany : History : 20th century. KW - Politics in motion pictures. KW - Utopias in motion pictures. KW - Nostalgia in motion pictures. KW - Germany (East) : In motion pictures. KW - Cinéma : Allemagne : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - Politique au cinéma. KW - Utopies au cinéma. KW - Nostalgie au cinéma. KW - PERFORMING ARTS : Film & Video : History & Criticism. KW - Motion pictures KW - Nostalgia in motion pictures KW - Politics in motion pictures KW - Utopias in motion pictures KW - Germany KW - Germany (East) KW - 1900-1999 KW - History ER -