German Culture Through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema

By Robert C. Reimer, Reinhard Zachau, Reimer, et al.

German Culture through Film is part of a two book series, along with Arbeitsbuch zu German Culture through Cinema. This text covers thirty-one films with emphasis on German language skills. The series... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585101028
• ISBN13: 9781585101023
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Focus
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

A well-designed introduction

The cover shows “Lola Rennt” (1998). Not one of my favorite movies. However, this is a good collection of German Cinema. As with many collections, your favorite may not be included, such as “The Lives of Others” (2006), as it is too new. Luckily, I found “Der Himmel über Berlin” (1987) with Peter Falk. But I digress. This looks like a student’s study book as it displays 31 movies. Each movie has: A black and white still from the movie (maybe two). Credits director, screenplay, etc. (so you will know what to expect) The story (including many spoilers) The background (What was happening in Germany at the time?) The author’s evaluation (What he/she thinks the movie meant.) Questions (to see if you were paying attention.) Related films (films that help expand the experience). Information (takes the place of subscripts.) I have most of the films here, and it is still fun to read the book to get a “different view” and re-watch the movie. Just a note, the copyright is 2005, so do not expect anything recent.