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The New York Times Book Review, Tim Hilchey
Thomas Elsaesser, who teaches film at the University of Amsterdam, attempts to examine the political and historical forces that shaped Fassbinder's work, which often focused on the West German postwar pursuit of prosperity in "a society 'on the make' but not 'on the move.'" Along the way themes like Nazism, fascism, anti-Semitism, homophobia and the Germanic nature are explored--both in general terms and as they may have informed Fassbinder's life and films.
Book Description
Rainer Werner Fassbinder is one of the most prominent and important authors of post-war European cinema. Thomas Elsaesser is the first to write a thoroughly analytical study of his work. He stresses the importance of a closer understanding of Fassbinder's career through a re-reading of his films as textual entities. Approaching the work from different thematic and analytical perspectives, Elsaesser offers both an overview and a number of detailed readings of crucial films, while also providing a European context for Fassbinder's own coming to terms with fascism.
Fassbinder's Germany: History, Identity, Subject (Amsterdam University Press - Film Culture in Transition),Thomas Elsaesser,Amsterdam University Press,9053560599,1946-,1946-1982,Criticism and interpretation,Fassbinder, Rainer Werner,,Film & Video - Direction & Production,Film Criticism,General,Germany,History,Individual Directors And Producers,Motion pictures,Movie/Tv Tie-Ins,Political Science,Politics/International Relations,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Political Science / General
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