Fassbinder's Germany History, Identity, Subject |
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| Author:
| Elsaesser, Thomas |
| ISBN: | 978-90-5356-184-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1996 |
| Publisher: | Amsterdam University Press
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| Imprint: | Leiden University Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.50 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionRainer 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.