The aim of this study of contemporary German cinema is to set the significant films and film-makers in their proper context. The author explains the nature of t

Comprising a discussion of 'Alice in the Cities', 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant', 'Heimat' and 'The American Friend', Julia Knight's study examines the Am

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