Sensitive Subjects

The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary German and Austrian Cinema

von Leila Mukhida

218 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Both politically and aesthetically, the contemporary German and Austrian film landscape is a far cry from the early days of the medium, when critics like Siegfried Kracauer produced foundational works of film theory amid the tumult of the early twentieth century. Yet, as Leila Mukhida demonstrates in this innovative study, the writings of figures like Kracauer and Walter Benjamin in fact remain an undervalued tool for understanding political cinema today. Through illuminating explorations of Michael Haneke, Valeska Grisebach, Andreas Dresen, and other filmmakers of the post-reunification era, Mukhida develops an analysis centered on film aesthetics and experience, showing how medium-specific devices like lighting, sound, and mise-en-scène can help to cultivate political sensitivity in spectators.

• Reihe: Film Europa
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• ISBN: 9781807581459
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.10.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books