Hitler's rise to power in Germany owed much to the creation of his own celebrity. Hitler believed he was an artist, not a politician, and in his Germany politics and culture became one. This celebrity was cultivated and nurtured by Joseph Goebbels, Germany's supreme head of cult…
Die Autorin (Die Harlans - Eine hugenottische Familie) stellt gleich zu Beginn dar, worauf sie mit der Biografie abzielt. Veit Harlan, schreibt sie, werde "vor allem nach seinen politischen Filmen, seinen öffentlichen Äußerungen und Goebbels' Tagebucheintragungen beurteilt". Dav…
"German National Cinema" is the first comprehensive history of German film from its origins to the present. In this new edition, Sabine Hake discusses film-making in economic, political, social, and cultural terms, and considers the contribution of Germany's most popular films t…
Explores "how Hollywood and especially the big studios went along with German demands to censor movies not only before but especially after the Nazi seizure of power"