Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-261) and index.
Contents:
The legacy of "Film Europe": DEFA's coproductions with France -- Film exchange beyond the Bans: Erich Mehl's partnership with DEFA -- Competing with the West, running with the East: creating utopia in DEFA artistic production units -- Writing together: DEFA's biopics in the context of European cinema -- Epilogue: Heritage, continuity, and collaboration.
Summary:
"From their very inception, European cinemas undertook collaborative ventures in an attempt to cultivate a transnational "Film-Europe." In the postwar era, it was DEFA, the state cinema of East Germany, that emerged as a key site for cooperative practices. Despite the significant challenges that the Cold War created for collaboration, DEFA sought international prestige through various initiatives. These ranged from film exchange in occupied Germany to partnerships with Western producers, and from coproductions with Eastern European studios to strategies for film co-authorship. Uniquely positioned between East and West, DEFA proved a crucial mediator among European cinemas during a period of profound political division"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Film Europa: German cinema in an international context volume 21
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