Reel Socialism : Making sense of history in Czech and German cinema since 1989

University dissertation from Department of History, Lund university

Author: Sune Bechmann Pedersen; Lunds Universitet.; Lund University.; [2015]

Keywords: HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Socialism; cinema; communism; history culture; film; memory; Germany; Czech Republic; East Germany; Czechoslovakia; 1989; revolution; retro; nostalgia; Ostalgie; coming to terms with the past;

Abstract: Popular Abstract in English Reel Socialism considers the representation of the communist past in Czech and German cinema after the end of communist rule. The study offers in-depth analyses of numerous feature films, from Oscar-winning box-office hits to half-forgotten art-house offerings. It takes account of the films’ historical and political contexts and thus provides a comprehensive assessment of communism’s role in Czech and German history culture since 1989.

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