Social Issues Reflected in German Film in the Post Wall Era · 2016-07-06 · Overview Motivation...
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Social Tensions in Post Unification Germany Reflected Through
German FilmMercedes Gaffney
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Overview
Motivation behind projectMethodsFindingsExamplesConclusionsQuestions
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Motivation
European Cultural StudiesFascination with Berlin WallGerman Film Class
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Methods
ResearchFilms
Das Versprechen (1994)Lola Rennt (1998)Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)Alles auf Zucker (2004)
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Findings
Social TensionsClashing IdentitiesEconomic StrainClass DivisionOstalgie
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Examples
Das Versprechen (1994)
Clashing IdentitiesCouple cannot reunite
Alles auf Zucker (2004)
Clashing IdentitiesBrothers reconcileBrings up the Jewish question
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Conclusions
German-German question mostly resolved; Identity no longer based primarily on nationalityIdentity question has shifted to one of ethnicity
Specifically: German-Jew