Paul Cooke Livres

Re-examines German cinema's representation of the Germans as victims during the Second World War and its aftermath.The recent "discovery" of German wartime suffering has had a particularly profound impact in German visual culture. Films from Margarethe von Trotta's Rosenstrasse (2003) to Oliver Hirschbiegel's Oscar-nominated Downfall (2004) and the two-part television mini-series Dresden (2006) have shown how ordinary Germans suffered during and after the war. Such films have been presented by critics as treating a topic that had been taboo for German filmmakers. However, the representation of wartime suffering has a long tradition on the German screen. For decades, filmmakers have recontextualized images of Germans as victims to engage shifting social and ideological discourses. By focusing on this process, the present volume explores how the changing representation of Germans as victims has shaped the ways in which both of the postwar German states and the now-unified nation have attempted to facethe trauma of the past and to construct a contemporary place for themselves in the world. Seán Allan, Tim Bergfelder, Daniela Berghahn, Erica Carter, David Clarke, John E. Davidson, Sabine Hake, JenniferKapczynski, Manuel Köppen, Rachel Palfreyman, Brad Prager, Johannes von Moltke.Paul Cooke is Professor of German Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds and Marc Silberman is Professor of German at the University of Wisconsin.

Paul Cooke explores Hollywood's influence on national and transnational cinemas, examining movements from German Expressionism to Bollywood and Chinese film. He highlights the significant economic, aesthetic, and political interactions between Hollywood and world cinema, emphasizing the importance of this dialogue.

Introducing readers to one of the must influential film movements of the 20th century, responsible for such widely-known classics as Nosferatu, Metropolis and The Blue Angel, this Pocket Essential travels all the way from Germany in the swinging Twenties to explain the context and main themes of German Expressionism, to America in the '40s and '50s, where exiles such as Billy Wilder and Fritz Lang were transforming Hollywood. Packed full of facts and analysis of many classic films, this is the best starting point for anyone interested in this period of film history.

Ideal for young dog enthusiasts, this delightful children's book captures the joy and companionship that dogs bring into our lives. Through engaging illustrations and heartwarming stories, it celebrates the bond between children and their furry friends, making it a charming read for kids who adore dogs. The book encourages love, responsibility, and the importance of caring for pets, making it both entertaining and educational. Perfect for bedtime stories or shared reading experiences, it promises to resonate with dog lovers of all ages.

The resurgence of German film in the 2000s is marked by significant financial success, widespread popularity, and critical acclaim. German productions have become staples at major international film festivals, securing awards and recognition globally. This revival echoes the aesthetic achievements of the late 1960s to early 1980s, highlighting a remarkable return to form for the German film industry.

Ideal for young dog enthusiasts, this delightful children's book captures the joy and companionship that dogs bring to our lives. With engaging illustrations and heartwarming stories, it celebrates the special bond between children and their furry friends, making it a must-read for families who adore dogs.

Judas is the story of Paul Cooke, a gifted rugby league player who enjoyed Challenge Cup glory and a Grand Final appearance at Hull FC on the west side of the city's rugby league divide, but then caused outrage and provoked hatred when he walked out of the club to join his boyhood favourites and bitter rivals Hull Kingston Rovers.

This volume offers the first book-length academic investigation of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Oscar-winning film The Lives of Others (2006). The aim of this edited collection is twofold. On the one hand, it offers new insight into one of the most successful German films of the past two decades, placing The Lives of Others within its wider historical, political, aesthetic and industrial context. On the other, it offers this group of scholars, which includes many of the leading international figures in the field, opportunity to make a series of interventions on the state of contemporary German film and German film studies.

Before the fall of the Berlin Wall many East German writers were praised in the Western world as dissident voices of truth, bravely struggling with the draconian constraints of living under the GDR's communist regime. However, since unification, Germany has been rocked by scandals showing the level to which the Stasi, the East German Secret Police, controlled these same writers. This is the first study in English to systematically explore how the writers have responded to the challenge of dealing with the Stasi from the 1950s to the present day.